Can anyone post pics of yearling Jersey heifer?

[cjb]

I would like to compare for size, build, weight etc. I've never raised a calf so want to be sure that she's on track. She will be one next month.

I can also post a pic of her on here for eval. She's still shaggy from winter so hard to tell, of course.

[deineria]

Ours is close to 10 months (need to check her papers to see exactly). . .I snapped these a bit ago.

She is in with our Nubian Buck, Ace - he is 170lbs

[deineria]

here is another Heifer I found online at 8.5 months old, and she looks bigger than mine, so she might also help you gauge the size of yours

[shiandpete.1]

The puc of your buck and heifer is priceless! It look like they are saying "We didn't do nuffin" lol

[agmantoo]

I know the history of this animal and though it is not a heifer, it is a steer. The steer was born around the middle of Nov. 2009 and it is 3/4 registered jersey and 1/4 holstein. The steer has nursed and had grass only, no grain ever. Here he is at 5 months of age give or take a couple of days.

[ozark_jewels]

Here is Lea at a little less than a year.

[deineria]

Lea is lovely! She also looks much larger than my heifer, but then, mine looks the size of the 5 month old steer above, really.

[cjb]

Thanks! Very helpful. Lea is beautiful! Mine is thinner than that so maybe I need to feed her more. She is a bit more sunk in like the 8.5 month heifer that Deineria posted.

I was just thinking that for an 11 month old calf, she sure still looks calf-like compared to her Mama. I assume that she will mature alot before she is 2 and delivering her first calf.

This is the first calf I've raised and am really anxious to see what kind of milk cow she turns out to be. Her Mom is unbelievable docile and tame. I can milk her without graining or using a stanchion. The calf was halter broke in one day and is very personable and tame too.

What age do they start going into heat? I know that I am not plannning to breed her until 15 months but wondered when she's going to start being a noisy pain in the rear. Also, I STILL have to keep her away from her Mother or she nurses!! Agh! I wonder when that will stop.

[ozark_jewels]

She is already cycling, they may not be noisy heats, but she is well past the age of first heat for a Jersey. That is why if you have a bull, you have to be really careful with fences.....
Years ago, we had a 15 month old heifer calve out a big bull calf....mama and baby did fine but whew!!
Lea was dam-raised and weaned at 4 months of age. She was on just pasture and hay when that pic was taken. That Jersey milk raises em good! She just raised and weaned her first calf, a heifer, this past winter. Good little milker, is Lea.
We always breed by size rather than age. That usually means they calve out at around 22 months of age.

[deineria]

CJB, now where are photos of your heifer? lol

[cjb]

Oh yeah, I'll take some.

[Chixarecute]

We once had a heifer who would try to nurse, usually one of her same age herdmates. Herdmate got mastitis, evident with first calving. Culled them both.

[cjb]

Why did you cull the heifer that tried to nurse? Is that a problem, other than the obvious?

[gone-a-milkin]

cjb, some cows never outgrow the nursing thing. It is not common, but does happen. Then you are stuck with an animal that you cannot put with the rest. Cattle that suck will just suck on anybody that stands still for it. They spread mastitis from one cow to another and they damage teats. Plus drinking the milk that is not meant for them.

deineria's pic shows a calf with the stop-suck device clamped on her nose. Also called a 'weaning ring',
Usually that would do the trick for a sucker,. Well, unless they are REALLY determined, which sometimes happens.