glenolam
Loving the herd life
I'd think so...unless you wanted a milkshake right then and there!theawesomefowl said:
for those with a only a few cattle :)
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animalfarm
Chillin' with the herd
By dairy cow, if you have something like a jersey or holstein, then you will need shelter. They have huge udders and need a place to put them when they lie down. Frost bite/comfort is more of an issue for them. My 3 jersey cows have access to a bedded horse stall for the night and during the day they bed down around a round bale in the corral. Also, if they have calves, the calves need a place for nightly lockdown away from mom; I keep the morning milk and the calf gets mom all day and winter calves need shelter. A 3 sided well bedded shed will still suffice. Open side to the south. You can partition a back corner for the calf. Open sided sheds are better for cattle as the dominant cows always stand in the door with their heads out and block access for less dominant cows. Also remember that cows produce great piles of poop and you will need to clean your shelter every spring so make it easy to access for that purpose as well.
I solved the problem of cold winter calves by crossing my jerseys with my belted galloway bull. My Nov and Feb babies this year came with wool coats and they only needed to be protected for 2 days and then out in the snow they went. I am looking forward to seeing how the milk production will be with this cross.
I solved the problem of cold winter calves by crossing my jerseys with my belted galloway bull. My Nov and Feb babies this year came with wool coats and they only needed to be protected for 2 days and then out in the snow they went. I am looking forward to seeing how the milk production will be with this cross.
