Does weaning the calf = more cream in my bucket?

[Hannah90]

The last several days since I weaned Annabelle's calf, I have been getting almost twice as much cream as before. I had originally thought about moving her on because she wasn't giving me enough cream to do anything with... but now that I've seen this... whoa... So, is it because I pulled the calf? Or pure coincidence?

Before my cream lines on a gallon were only about 1/2 in to 1 inch deep. Now they are closer to three. I skimmed off 10 ounces this morning, and I didn't even get close to getting it all. I was pretty excited!

[pancho]

I was always told the cream comes with the last of the milk.
If we wanted milk instead of cream we milked first then let the calf finish up.
If we needed cream we let the calf in first then stripped the cow.
Don't know if that is really true or not, just something my dad told us to do.

[Hannah90]

I have always heard that too. I am just shocked as to what I am seeing in the jugs in the last few days.

[southerngurl]

Yes, if the calf was getting the end of the milk, that's why you are getting more cream now. Our cow has a calf on her, then I milk her to feed some baby goats, then the last of it I milk for us

[BlackWillowFarm]

I've had the same experience. With the calf on the cow, one inch cream line. Bottle feed the calf, three to four inches of cream. I don't leave the calves with the cows anymore. They are separated shortly after birth and bottle fed from the start.

[Hannah90]

Ive always been fussy about pulling the calf, but now I think I will. Especially if I keep this particular cow. The milk im getting now is what I was wanting in the first place.