Fresh Cow with bloody milk

Sugarbowl · 13-05-2026 10:32PM #1

Cow calved for me this morning - a suckler. Super big udder altogether. Calf sucked front 2 pops. Didn’t touch the back yet. I had no colostrum in the house this morning so had no option but to leave the calf suck her. She has been bloody before but think worse this year than last. Gave her a bottle of powder colostrum this evening not to block her up completely with blood. Am I ok to leave the calf suck away the bloody milk? One side is stale coloured. The other side is fresher red. All opinions welcome

148multi · 14-05-2026 05:55AM

IIs she a milky cow

Sugarbowl · 14-05-2026 06:49AM

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Yeah she would be. But I suppose the back tears are so low at the moment they are hard to suck. It reminds me of udder edema you see in dairy cows.

50HX · 14-05-2026 07:05AM

Draw out the back 2 quarters

You'll have to blank off the front 2 to stop calf from drinking them only.

Have calf hungry & he'll drain her out fully then

Sugarbowl · 14-05-2026 07:45AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124466666#Comment_124466666

will try that - you wouldn’t take any notice of the calf having to suck the blood?

50HX · 14-05-2026 08:02AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124466692#Comment_124466692

Prob just burst vessel.

Ive had milky cows in the past with the same & eventually it goes from a dark red to a faint pink.

If its v bloody i'd draw out fully & see is the nxt round is fainter in colour...that he can drink away no bother

Sugarbowl · 14-05-2026 08:59AM

calf has no appetite so I need not have worried about which pop to suck! The joys!

50HX · 14-05-2026 09:01AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124466823#Comment_124466823

Sucklers are a vocation😁

minerleague · 14-05-2026 09:22AM

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Wouldn't agree with this, calf probably won't suck them when let off if she has plenty in front two, bigger chance of mastitis in back two then especially if low to ground. No harm in bloody milk, will be gone in day or two

Fresh Cow with bloody milk

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