Tell me what you think...please!

[nduetime]

This is my coming 2 yearold registered Jersey. She is due exactly one week from today (which is actually her 2nd birthday) She has been AI'd from a smaller registered Jersey who tends to produce smaller babies.

She comes when called by name, leads, stands well in the stanchion, let's me pull on her teats (we have been doing so since she was born) will stand for a bath, brushing, and the vet. She eats only hay, grass/alfalfa mix. Grain is given as a treat by a handful at a time only once in a blue.

Tell me what you think of her.

[nduetime]

Just so you all know...she is to be our family cow. She is the daughter of our former family cow and she is not for sale. If she turns out to be half the girl her Momma was we will be well pleased with her.

[springvalley]

She looks very happy, I have seen that look before, it comes from a loving home with lots of care. I think you have done a wonderful job raising her, good luck with the baby and the heifer. > Thanks Marc

[nduetime]

Thanks Marc...you were actually the one person I was hoping to hear from. I value your opinion and knowledge. thanks. We do love her to death. I was going to sell her about a year ago and we changed our minds right quick. If you have a HT calendar she is in September with our grandson feeding her a "cookie".

[tinknal]

Nice looking girl. The calf will arrive in due time (or is that nude time?)

[MO_cows]

She looks well cared for and has a nice udder. Hope calving goes well and you get a heifer.

[nduetime]

I am really pleased with the look of her udder. A little excited as well. Her Momma was a low hanger after so many years, I think she was 16 or 17 when she passed. It will be nice to be up in the air so to speak.

[G. Seddon]

She is lovely, and you are very fortunate! Please post when she calves, will you? And don't forget the photos!

[myersfarm]

Only think I see wrong is thats NOT MY FARM IN THE BACKGROUND....looks like she has some nice spaced out teats and nice smooth udder

[nduetime]

Thanks for all your kind words. I was a little worried about her weight and have tried to make sure she does not get too heavy. Sometimes it is really hard to not spoil them with extra but I keep telling myself it is better for her and we are too cheap to feed unnecessary hay.

We actually have cancelled our annual trip to the Midwest Horse Fair because I am afraid she will calve without me (yuppers, I know she will calve without me no matter what I do, lol). I just think I need to be here ...just in case. I was so sad when we lost her Momma overnight one night. She was a great family cow. Even the grandkids could attempt to milk her. I just want everything to go smoothly for Clover.

Tomorrow I am cleaning out her shed and putting down a bag of shavings. She shares a small pasture and 32 foot shed with her best bud Pancho the goat.

[Creamers]

I think you should send her to me! ha ha!

[Cliff]

She's a nice healthy happy looking girl

You know now you have to post when she calves, right? With pics

[nduetime]

I will def. be posting pics when she calves. She is bred to Epic thru Select Sires and is due the 25th. I do not care what she has. A heifer will be registered and named "Clover's Epic Rose" and a bull will be "BurgermeisterII" and fattened for freezer camp. We win either way.

[oregon woodsmok]

She's beautiful, but I think a bit too heavy for calving.

The extra fat will serve her well while she is in milk, but you want to watch her really close when she is due. If she looks like she needs help, get in there and help her right away. You don't want to leave her to struggle until she is exhausted before you help.

[nduetime]

Her weight is the one thing I do get concerned over. I know she is not a huge girl herself so i do not want her getting too big. Fortunately, she is due in less than a week so she will not be gaining any more weight.

I have a neighbor that used to have a dairy farm right next door that would be willing to help in a pinch. He has been a peach. made me a milking machine for cows or can be converted for goats out of spare parts. Cannot hardly beat that for a neighbor!

[myersfarm]

She looks just right to me on being fat I see No FAT on the tail head I see the 4 th rib plainly in your pictures with a thin slim neck I really see no fat anywere...she should be watched with calfing as all jersey cows should

Originally Posted by nduetime

Her weight is the one thing I do get concerned over. I know she is not a huge girl herself so i do not want her getting too big. Fortunately, she is due in less than a week so she will not be gaining any more weight.

[cindy04]

Very nice From what I can see in the pics she should be easy too hand milk too.

[springvalley]

She is in good condition, not over fat, nor under fat. As long as you didn`t feed her a lot of corn she should be just fine. It`s a diet with to much corn in it that will give you lots of problems, the calf will gain way to much weight also when they are on to much corn. Full feed of hay, hay fat, won`t make the calf get to large. Just keep an eye on her for milk fever, it is always possible. > Thanks Marc

[nduetime]

I do not think she has had a full bucket of corn if you added up all the corn she has ever had in her life. Really she just gets the hay, which is a grass alfalfa mix. She will get grain when i start milking her but I had thought to ease her into the grain.

I will only need to milk once a day as i like to leave the calf with Momma for as long as she will let them. I know every cow is different but it always worked out well with her Momma that way and I thought to continue with what I knew worked. Of course, if any problems come up I would change course depending upon what was going on....(would probably call you Marc!)