Surviving Minnesota!

[Bogtown Chick]

Calf finally figured out the bottle this morning after about 45 minutes! Hopefully I can get pictures today

So cute. Cant wait.

 

[holm25]

Calf finally figured out the bottle this morning after about 45 minutes! Hopefully I can get pictures today

Did it ever nurse off the cow??

 

[Bogtown Chick]

do you usually try to rejoin the calf with the Momma again this early on? Or is the bonding time pretty short?

 

[holm25]

do you usually try to rejoin the calf with the Momma again this early on?  Or is the bonding time pretty short?

At this point it is likely too late. It is actually quite common for a cow to take the biggest calf and leave the smallest behind. It looks like the cow had cleaned that calf it just knew what was best for the biggest and that wasnt to take both... Idk... I have no clue what the heck is going through their minds... We have only had the one set of twins but luckily that cow took both calves.

 

[blondi7199]

Hello, I'm from southern Minnesota, this is my first time getting pullets, we have had broilers for years. This year I wanted to try fresh eggs, since we go through enough eggs. We currently have 15 barred rock, 3 week old, pullets. I am working on finishing up their coop, hoping the middle of May get them into their new home.

 

[holm25]

Hello, I'm from southern Minnesota, this is my first time getting pullets, we have had broilers for years. This year I wanted to try fresh eggs, since we go through enough eggs. We currently have 15 barred rock, 3 week old, pullets. I am working on finishing up their coop, hoping the middle of May get them into their new home. 

Welcome! If you want eggs Barred Rocks were a good choice!

 

[duluthralphie]

Okay.






I should have got some Dominique Eggs for this classroom hatch. I knew it. I knew it.

They are gorgeous Ralphie....Just gorgeous.

Not my doings, all Duane Urch, I just bred the two best roosters to the hens out of his eggs, as much as I would like to take the credit, I can't.

 

[duluthralphie]

Hello, I'm from southern Minnesota, this is my first time getting pullets, we have had broilers for years. This year I wanted to try fresh eggs, since we go through enough eggs. We currently have 15 barred rock, 3 week old, pullets. I am working on finishing up their coop, hoping the middle of May get them into their new home.

Welcome to us~~~~~

Only a few of us bite... Beware those few, luckily they are mostly way up north..


Good luck on the chicks!

 

[I Love Layers]

Did it ever nurse off the cow??

A little bit that we know of. Cow abandoned it about 50 feet from where she had it.

do you usually try to rejoin the calf with the Momma again this early on?  Or is the bonding time pretty short?

The only reason we'd try to rejoin with the cow would be if the calf she kept suddenly died.

 

[I Love Layers]

At this point it is likely too late. It is actually quite common for a cow to take the biggest calf and leave the smallest behind. It looks like the cow had cleaned that calf it just knew what was best for the biggest and that wasnt to take both... Idk... I have no clue what the heck is going through their minds... We have only had the one set of twins but luckily that cow took both calves.

I'm glad you type that my phone is being a PoS and won't type. What you said is exactly what happened