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cow sucking another cow

  • 13-11-2011 6:06pm
    #1
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭


    noticed a cow on friday evening that seemed like she had already been milked, this morning it was obvious she had been sucked, what can i put on her spins to deter the other cow from sucking until i find out who is sucking her?


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  • #2
    redzerologhlen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭redzerologhlen


    She could be sucking herself. I have seen it happen before.


  • #3
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    will have to keep a close eye on her;)


  • #4
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭pakalasa


    Maybe it's one of the neighbours.

    tumblr_lro4djUIJn1qa2vz7o1_500.jpg


  • #5
    jeff greene
    Closed Accounts Posts: 733 ✭✭✭jeff greene


    Really annoying, and when you catch the culprit, you'll have to deal with her then:mad: How about those udder creams :confused: fairly limited as you need to keep it clean


  • #6
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    ye, have some of that peppermint cream or dermogel.... might plaster her with it in the morning and wash it off before milking, also have vaccadyne (sp)


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  • #7
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,705 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    pakalasa wrote: »
    Maybe it's one of the neighbours.

    tumblr_lro4djUIJn1qa2vz7o1_500.jpg

    fecks sake things are gone to hell in Clare altogether these days.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #8
    ddogsbollix
    Registered Users Posts: 121 ✭✭ddogsbollix


    i had that problem when one of the my older heifers was sucking her mother after she had calved. i seperated them until i weaned the other calf. there back together now as the cow is dry and the heifer is in calf however she does be smelling around the dry bag still and the cow gives her an odd belt but im afraid when they both calf she will be sucking again....... anybody have this problem and what did they do.......??


  • #9
    Tipp Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,025 ✭✭✭Tipp Man


    What is the spikey thing that you put on the offending cows nose called??


  • #10
    jeff greene
    Closed Accounts Posts: 733 ✭✭✭jeff greene


    Tipp Man wrote: »
    What is the spikey thing that you put on the offending cows nose called??

    Suckling Preventer :eek: ;)
    http://www.magentadirect.ie/proddetail.php?prod=MAE0170


  • #11
    Tipp Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,025 ✭✭✭Tipp Man


    jeff greene wrote: »
    Suckling Preventer :eek: ;)
    http://www.magentadirect.ie/proddetail.php?prod=MAE0170

    Whoever came up with that name is a genius:D

    Haven't used 1 for a good few years now thank god


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  • #12
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    We put one of them on a heifer that was sucking a cow . She used to turn her head sideways and let the tit in the side of her mouth so the spikes werent hurting either of them . I should have take a picture . The are seperated now it was the only way to stop her


  • #13
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    Tipp Man wrote: »
    What is the spikey thing that you put on the offending cows nose called??

    I've used a couple of times up and down, anti-sucking device, I suppose.
    There was a plastic one that was poor enough and an aluminium type one that you can adjust to fit. These aluminium ones work well, but you need to have them on fairly tight or they lose them out of the nose.
    Half the battle is discovering exactly who is doing the sucking!

    That's the very one that Jeff linked to.


  • #14
    jeff greene
    Closed Accounts Posts: 733 ✭✭✭jeff greene


    Tipp Man wrote: »
    Whoever came up with that name is a genius:D

    Haven't used 1 for a good few years now thank god

    Same, I remember when we switched from bucket feeding to nipple feeding the calves, my grandfather was all doom and gloom saying we'd have such a problem.


  • #15
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    caught the sucker this evening, a big fat fool she is:rolleyes: seperated her and will put the " anti sucking device " in in the morning, after milking the 2 of them where bawling for each other


  • #16
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    all sorted now, cow that was being sucked had 12 kg of milk this morning:D


  • #17
    manjou
    Registered Users Posts: 381 ✭✭manjou


    Had this problem a few years ago with yearling heifers. So now what i do is as they go out to grass as yearlings i put in the plate antisucking device.They are spring loaded and easily removed.they eventuaslly fall out but stops them getting the habit of sucking when they are starting to spring up to calve


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