Hi List, Since Leslie asked privately, I should have posted the publication that carried the two recent news articles. Sorry for not being complete. HJK ... ...
Hello Hue, The ban on antibiotics, though initiated by a NOSB recommendation back in 1998, became codified in the NOP rule at 205.238(c)(1). As you point out,...
Dear List, One of the cows I had freshen on Sunday is extremely wild. She's a relatively large red and white cow of mixed parentage. She's even more wild...
We fed grain to our first set of calves. This year didn't bother, since we fed milk 3 to almost 4 mos and at the 2+ gallons mentioned. We have a separate...
One year we had some pretty moldy hay. If feed is still pretty good quality and just throwing it out is not an option (like it ever really is?) you can give...
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Paulette Bradley
mcdonald@...
Dec 1, 2005 8:03 pm
I vote for shipping her. We had one beautiful heifer, terrific udder, and she let down her milk but still continued to be difficult, took down a supporting...
Mark, Maybe you should beef this cow, but I would go out immediately and buy a 'can't-kick' device from your local farm supply store or catalogue. There are...
We've tried to milk cows that had never been handled, and have had 2 that just weren't going to be milked, period. (Even with 2 people and a "Kow Kant...
I have had a couple of cows the last 5 years that had to go on the beef truck because they were too crazy to milk.There has also been a few that did calm down...
Mark - Before you do anything, please have your cow checked out thoroughly. I have goats (yes, they can put you through a wall, too!), and over the years I...
I agree with shipping her if she is that wild - even more especially if you have small children. H J Karreman penndutch@... www.penndutchcowcare.org ...
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Odairy@yahoogroups.com
Dec 2, 2005 12:54 am
‘Guidelines’ for Organic Dairy discussion list (ODAIRY) This is sent to each new member upon joining the group, and sent to the group itself once a month...
Mark, If your cow will let a calf milk her, you could use her as a nurse cow. if she takes care of some calves for you, she will at least pay for the hay she ...
let me have her ... From: H Karreman To: Odairy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 7:34 PM Subject: Re: [Odairy] Wild Cow, what to do? I agree...
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Mary Ellen
marymeln@...
Dec 2, 2005 2:38 am
maybe there is no saving this one but, in the future....do all you can to familiararize your springers to the milking routine(short of milking them) before...
She could be a star sell her to the circus or the rodeo at any rate get rid of her. Can't you get enough hours into your day without fighting with cows? Isn't...
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David Randall
david@...
Dec 2, 2005 3:44 pm
We often have "wild"heifers come in and are very difficult to milk for a short while but dont give up they will get better. We use a halter and tie their heads...
Dear List, All you folks work WAY too hard for a little bit of milk. Mark,cut her head off and chalk it up to experience. Doug ... From: "David Randall"...
Dear List, Thanks for all your input. One of y'all said you might want her, what for besides an enormous barbeque I don't know. One cattle dealer I called...
Mark, I think you are making the right decision to turn her into a beef cow. Just one other piece of info on this line--not for this cow who would be too...
I'm not organic yet, or even in transtion, so can still use drugs. For some of my crazy heifers I have used Rompun in the past. I don't know what the withhold...
Mark, First of all, is Dynamite her mother? If so, beef her, and if Dynomite acts like her name, beef her too! I look at it this way, I want to enjoy...
"What is an antimicrobial? Is it different than an antibiotic?* An antimicrobial is a broader class of bacteria-killing or inhibiting products that includes...
Hi Mark, I was never good at the section in my college philosophy class that dealt with pure logic, so I'll leave that to you. What I write below is my...
Mark, Two springs ago I asked the group for help on the same question, with great and helpful responses. We used anti-kicker and a rope tightened all the way...
I agree! In a parlor too, just let the bred heifers in with the cows for as long as you can, even months before freshening. Most of them will follow the cows...
Oh, and my father (85 yrs old) has a superstition about animal names. In the 30's they had a horse that they named "Trouble" and years later the horse ended...
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Paulette Bradley
mcdonald@...
Dec 6, 2005 1:05 am
You know there might be something to that. Our cow that took out the barn beam was named Vicki after someone I could not stand at work, Actually "Victoria"...
Tuesday Dec. 6, 2005 First Organic Dairy Farm Established at Land-Grant University; University of New Hampshire Launches Teaching, Research Farm DURHAM, N.H.,...
