Lucky the calf

Erik Ks farmer · Oct 18, 2012

Notice that this cow has 2 calves, they aren't twins but this cow
nurses them both. The smaller one that is nursing in the pic
was orphaned this summer when mother came down with
anaplasmosis. Just one of natures wonders.

Erik Ks farmer · Oct 18, 2012

Ok done trying to post pics from the phone, back to the camera.

Erik Ks farmer · Oct 18, 2012

tjdub · Oct 18, 2012

A cow like that gets to stay in my herd until I bury her. Well, I've actually only had one like that, but I still miss her.

All the time I've spent on stupid cows over the years getting them to adopt THEIR OWN DARN CALF and that kind of attitude does not go unappreciated.

Corona Boy · Oct 18, 2012

Lucky is right! Mine usually go the other way. They don"t take their own calf.

bison · Oct 18, 2012

(quoted from post at 18:02:16 10/18/12) A cow like that gets to stay in my herd until I bury her. Well, I've actually only had one like that, but I still miss her.

[b:fab0e70bc6]All the time I've spent on stupid cows over the years getting them to adopt THEIR OWN DARN CALF and that kind of attitude does not go unappreciated.[/b:fab0e70bc6]

cow like that that i had to teach to accept her second calf would hit the auction that same fall on my yard.

JerryS · Oct 18, 2012

The most valuable cow in my family's dairy herd way back when was a scruffy-looking mixed-breed nurse cow that would take any calf you put on her.

Mike (WA) · Oct 19, 2012

BIL had about 3 Holsteins that would accept any calf. He bought 4 baby calves when one would come fresh, she'd feed all 4, then 2 more when the first bunch was weaned. Cheap way to raise calves. But the guy who furnished both the cows and the calves quit dairying, so that was the end of that.

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