08/06/08, 08:13 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: CA
Posts: 48
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FS: Registered Jersey and heifer Calf - Ohio
My cow calved on Monday with a heifer calf. She is registered and was bred to a registered bull so you can register the heifer calf.
She is a 3 year old in her second lactation. She was a high producer during her first lactation but went on strike about 6 mos. into the lactation. The dairy said it was because the bigger cows kept her from food. I was initially very nervous about this, but I read that usually a cow drops in milk production from lack of either food, water or I htink it was stress. I asked around and others said they felt she would do okay for me and that would be a nonissue.
She does pretty well in the stanchion if given grain. We've been tying her rear leg back and put the kickstop on her cuz she has a tendenacy to shoo with her leg.
Handmilking her is pretty easy. Her orafices are really big and if I were in a position to handlemilk, she'd be an excellent candidate from the cows I've tried milking. I have to machine milk because my husband cannot help during milk times and I have a baby of my own so this is not the season of my life to handmilk. I have a surge and have to lay it on the ground to milk her.
I'm in over my head with her and I just need to sell asap. I paid a premium for her unfortunately. Make an offer for the calf and cow. DH wants them gone this week.
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