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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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 Posted - Aug 26 2010 : 07:54:57 AM
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no darn, she will be a 2 teat cow. she was so neglected at her last home. the man knew nothing and did not bother to learn. he turned her out to pasture with out checking her. she carried mastitus in that rear quarter for 6 months. the other quarter was broke when he got her from the dairy.we understand broke. so its ok if she only has 2. the one that is cut is her GOOD back quarter. it does look better. i am in need of an antibiotic ointment that calves can get in their mouth. any ideas girls. i am using iodine udder wipes and bagbalm on it. its about 2 inches and the skin is peeled back. she will not let baby nurse that one. so i am milking it out totally with the machine. she is such a good cow. even as a 2 teater if i can have some milk i am happy. most of the livestock here are rescues. she can be happy here. i may breed her again. not sure yet. we will see how she does. i also need to find out her age. the vet can look at her teeth and guess/ well i get to go milk a cow now yipee oh and her fever is gone. i will check again this am though. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2010 : 10:45:18 AM
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What a sweetie. So are you letting her and the calf stay together? And how long do you wait to drink the milk after calving? I will need to know these things soon. So I better start asking now. I am so glad she is over that milk fever. That's a relief I'm sure.
Kris
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2010 : 4:09:59 PM
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howdy girls, wow do we have forest fire smoke hear. air quality warnings out. patti ann is coming to visit this week end yipee. her daughter selina will get to feed the calf. kris i am pulling the calf in the morning. if you remember buttercup did not share very good. she held up her milk and kept all the cream for her baby cocoa. so this time isabel gets no calf. they will see each other and be in same barn for now. as bell adjusts she will then go out to pasture for the day. she will be in barn at night next to her calf. milk fever is common in high producing cows. it is so sad for bell. she must really hurt. those 2 quarters that do not work. well the bag is full of milk. she has to reabsorb that milk in those 2 quarters. the teats do not work. very sad. she is going into milk fairly easy. sometimes the calf goes into the milk room too. sophie sleeps on the stall mat while i milk.when i pull her tomorrow it will be over as far as going with mom. they will be seperated by a fence after today. we have fire planes going over the house. high winds too. the planes use the runway at the airport here for oregon fires. so we have them right over us when theres fires. sophie is sooo very cute. oh boy..today she got to go out on yhe lawn with mom. she ran as fast as she could. then sideways then right out of the fence. she is so little. i had to put her in 3 times. so back to the barn so i could take a break. getting ready to go milk now. her teat is still bad where its cut. i see it was draining a minute ago. so doctor sherrye on the way. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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gypsy goat
True Blue Farmgirl
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mary jo
michigan
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Posted - Aug 27 2010 : 06:13:56 AM
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what a beautiful baby and mommy-love the pictures. wow you are sure going thru some stuff though, i give you alot of credit for all you do and the knowledge-you go girl! i really hope that everything turns out ok! hope you aren't to affected by the fires,stay safe my friend
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Alee
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
3775 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2010 : 07:58:14 AM
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i am going to keep the baby sophie. i am going to take her away from mom this afternoon. they will be able to see eachother just not nurse. hope mom stays calm. sophie is half mini so she will be my primary cow in 2 years when she grows up. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2010 : 07:33:53 AM
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finally took sophie away from mom. mom is not a happy cow right now. sophie is taking the bottle really good. she is a very easy calf so far. hoping it stays this way. i shall post on our cow thread from now on about the girls. belle is giving over 2 gallons a milking with 2 teats. wow happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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Patti Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
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Patti
Portland
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2010 : 9:22:36 PM
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Sherrye.....Salina and I were sad about not seeing your new baby sophie...I had to find your thread so I could get a glimse of what she looks like. Sooooo beautiful! I am proud of you and how you take care of your animals....all of them. Having visited and spent some time with you...well, I am impressed by your farmgirl knowledge, care, spirit, energy levels and cant forget your soap making skills which create a most awesome lather! We shall see you soon...give a hug to sophie for us!!!!!!!!!
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2010 : 08:31:24 AM
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patti ann, what a very nice thing to say. thank you so much. sophie is drinking 3 pints now. i think by tonight she will have it figured out. when we first start she does not get latching on. i put it in and then she gets it slimy with spit bubbles and then she takes it if it comes out of her mouth. she is running and jumping sideways. so cute. she is a girly girl. she stepped in poop last night. it stuck between her toes. she was kicking and jumping. she was trying to get the poo out of her hoof.lol she shines like a new penny. so i need to go milk belle. the neighbors are weaning 3 calves. 2 will be ours. 2 girls. so the area is ringing with crying calves and mamas. poor things. it will take a week.so belle is giving 2 and a half gallons out of 2 teats so far. i am so glad. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2010 : 09:17:28 AM
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Sherry, so glad everything's working out for you and the girls. We have lots of cows around us and that's the saddest sound in the world when they take the calves away from the mothers. I just want to cry too. They go on for days all day and night calling their babies. I hate it. It's so sad. But I guess it has to be done. I will have to one day. Maybe not. I will just keep Mazie's calf with her til it's time for it to go to the butcher. And that's a lot of milk. Is that TAD?
Kris
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2010 : 10:09:50 AM
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hey there kris, you are so right. with 3 cows and 3 calves its hard to hear. today i will blast roy orbison. that way i will not hear it.lol so yes tod milking. she just gave me 2 and 3/4 gallons. calf gets for now 1 1/2 gallons . i made colby so far. its raining here. so maybe some mozz. today. hard to believe in the high desert rain in aug. papa just came in the door. he had to come home from work to put long pants on. it is really raining here. i love it since its so rare in aug. sept. here. well belle is kicking me. so i may have to buy a cow cant kick. her udder still seems big after i milk. so i need papa and lisa to check me. my milk can weighs a ton. not complaining though. i love love love all this milk with cream. if i had left calf on she would get the cream kris. i will always pull the calf. i tried it both ways. buttercup would not give me milk. belle is from a dairy. she is ok with me pulling calf. she is only concerned if sophie cries. they are together. there is a fence between them. they sleep side by side at night. the fence is wire and stops sophie from being able to nurse. both girls are ok with it. with the beef cows they will not wean their calves. i had a year old steer dinner nursing mom. well mom had a new baby freckles. kinda cute. BUT baby freckles was not getting back teats where fat is stored for calf. so we pulled dinner. hippo the mom is large and has belted in her. she had enough milk. BUT not a good thing for me to let happen. so out for dinner.lol i see a lot of the girls are walking. thats a fine thing. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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