The view this morning from the stand

[Hit-n-Miss]

. The younger doe came out and fed first. When the big one came out the young one ran to her an nursed. I have never witnessed that. Would have thought it would be weened at that size.


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[Flint River Pirate]

Wow....that is surprising

[red_yakker]

I have a 3 year old heifer who is pregnant with her first calf, and I caught her nursing from her mother a couple months ago. The funny thing is, I'm pretty sure the mother had been dry for a long time. It was right after I moved them to a different farm, and I wonder if it was the stress of the move that made her regress. I think they sometimes do it as part of the mother-daughter bond rather than for actual sustenance.