Re: calves running with the herd

[Gideon Cowen]

In theory if you are calving all year round, it shouldn't be too difficult. All you need is well fenced paddocks and raceways,  and a calf 'creep' , so they can have somewhere to go to when the herd is being milked, pref. with some meal and hay. It would lessen the potential damage if the herd cows are dehorned ! An organic Armish farmer in PA (USA) was doing it when I was out there, and he reckoned it was pretty simple, changing his head was the hardest part.                                                       Gideon. ----- Original Message ----- From: K M Davey To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 7:25 AM Subject: calves running with the herd I milk 150 cows and have been thinking of leaving the calves on the cows in the herd for 3 months but don't know enough about it.  Can anyone shed any light on this at this herd size  Thank you Kym Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. Click Here