Milking Pregnant Cow?

[Texas_Plainsman]

I've been milking a jersey dam that had a calf exactly two years ago. She has been running with a bull; however, to me, she doesn't look pregnant. During the last two weeks, her milk tapered off to virtually nothing; consequently, I quit milking her. Could the loss of milk be due to pregnancy? If so, is it a reliable indicator time wise as to when she would calve? If so, how long? Thanks for any replies.

[scorpian5]

call the vet they can tell easily if she is pregnant. When was the last time she came into heat? You can bump for a calf.

[dcross]

You can't bump for a while yet.

Pregnant cows still give milk, but after two years all bets are off.

[tinknal]

Originally Posted by dcross

You can't bump for a while yet.

Depends, she doesn't say how long the cow has been with the bull.

[Calfkeeper]

Originally Posted by Texas_Plainsman

I've been milking a jersey dam that had a calf exactly two years ago. She has been running with a bull; however, to me, she doesn't look pregnant. During the last two weeks, her milk tapered off to virtually nothing; consequently, I quit milking her. Could the loss of milk be due to pregnancy? If so, is it a reliable indicator time wise as to when she would calve? If so, how long? Thanks for any replies.

A lot of it just depends on the cow. Some cows will taper way off, some won't. Due to terrible record keeping we have milked a cow up to 2 weeks before she delivered (which is a BAD thing to do as it ruined her milking cycle and we had to get rid of her).

[dcross]

Originally Posted by tinknal

Depends, she doesn't say how long the cow has been with the bull.

Yah, that occured to me when I was pickin' tomatoes today

[Texas_Plainsman]

The bull is two years old. She has been with him since he was 6 months old.

[tinknal]

Originally Posted by Texas_Plainsman

The bull is two years old. She has been with him since he was 6 months old.

If she isn't bred and well along by now, something is wrong with one of them.