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Aww, shes adorable! Thanks RTG, i like looking at photos 
Putting weight on a heifer
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kfacres
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She's thin- but she's not alarmingly skinny...
If she were mine, I'd get a set ration of 5 pounds a day or so of a 15% protein grain mix... and feed it to her along with better than average pasture. I would deworm her as well once a day for three days.
She is not skinny enough to need an instant feeding program to put weight on her at this point- just a daily routine.
She doesn't look all that different from the 70 dairy heifers we have running around...
If I were going to worry about something- it would be the mud caked on her. Something is up there-- as even our heifers who get serious rain sometimes-- won't be that dirty.
If she were mine, I'd get a set ration of 5 pounds a day or so of a 15% protein grain mix... and feed it to her along with better than average pasture. I would deworm her as well once a day for three days.
She is not skinny enough to need an instant feeding program to put weight on her at this point- just a daily routine.
She doesn't look all that different from the 70 dairy heifers we have running around...
If I were going to worry about something- it would be the mud caked on her. Something is up there-- as even our heifers who get serious rain sometimes-- won't be that dirty.
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BeanJeepin
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I need to get a new picture. After almost two weeks here, serious curry combing and brushing, the mud is hugely reduced. In her prior home she was tied on a 15-20' rope, full time. I think she laid in mud full time. Granted, it hasn't rained much since we got her but I think the mud caked issue is of the past. Even the curry comb is having trouble breaking through it, it is that solidly caked on there.kfacres said:
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Can't wait for the new pics!!BeanJeepin said:
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BeanJeepin
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My husband posted pictures.
The first one is her good side, the one we've managed to get really clean. Man, compared to that first picture it looks GOOD. Excuse the mess behind the second picture, but that's her "bad" side - I'm just hoping the yard cleans up as well as the cow. Then my 6 year old scritching her white spot and then she wanted the camera, so a good one of her adorable nose.
Jean
The first one is her good side, the one we've managed to get really clean. Man, compared to that first picture it looks GOOD. Excuse the mess behind the second picture, but that's her "bad" side - I'm just hoping the yard cleans up as well as the cow.
Then my 6 year old scritching her white spot and then she wanted the camera, so a good one of her adorable nose. Jean
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She is coming along nicely!
I think that with just a little grain and some pasture, she'll be just fine to breed. She's not terribly thin at all, but I'd like to see just a little more condition on her before she's bred.
Your doing great with her!
I think that with just a little grain and some pasture, she'll be just fine to breed. She's not terribly thin at all, but I'd like to see just a little more condition on her before she's bred.
Your doing great with her!
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She's coming on a treat - well done oh and she's alot cleaner than 2 of my Galloways who will find a mud hole and lie in it, none of the others do it.
Without sounding like an old fartbag - just see if you can get your son to stand along side of her to scratch and comb her as standing in front scratching her head is not a good idea esp with horns. Great job so far and the best of luck with her
Without sounding like an old fartbag - just see if you can get your son to stand along side of her to scratch and comb her as standing in front scratching her head is not a good idea esp with horns. Great job so far and the best of luck with her
She is absolutely beautiful and I'm so glad for her that she found you! She's coming along nicely - just increase her grain a bit at a time, otherwise you can overwhelm her rumen. I would put on a bit more weight, as you are wanting to bred her this summer. She's still young enough to have a lot of growing to do and she'll need the extra nutrition to support her own growth as well as that of a calf.
Her coat is looking very nice and shiny. My cow has a few lumps of mud that I couldn't brush off late this winter and unfortunately they will just have to grow out with shedding hair. It irritates the cow a LOT if I try to brush them anymore.
Her coat is looking very nice and shiny. My cow has a few lumps of mud that I couldn't brush off late this winter and unfortunately they will just have to grow out with shedding hair. It irritates the cow a LOT if I try to brush them anymore.
WildRoseBeef
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She don't look too bad. I second the comment about your son, get him to stop rubbing her forehead, as this will essentially teach her or encourage her to butt at him or anybody else that scratches her there, especially with the horns.
I second the comment about your son, get him to stop rubbing her forehead, as this will essentially teach her or encourage her to butt at him or anybody else that scratches her there, especially with the horns.
