Fun Facts About Cows - The Old Farmer's Almanac for Kids

Possible reasons a cow may not let down her milk: 🔥 they’re in heat 😵‍💫 they’re FREAKING OUT MAN! (Adrenaline is the opposite of oxytocin) 👶🏻 they recently calved and their hormones are ALL OVER THE PLACE 🤕 they’re sick or injured 🫣 for some reason they’re uncomfortable Milk letdown and the science behind it is one of my favorite things to talk about. Understanding the science of it, helps us better manage and understand our cows. 🥰😉 | Spruce Row Farm

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When a cow is in heat (AKA, biology is telling you she’s ready to be bred), you only have a certain length of time to try to get them pregnant. We used to breed them 12 hours later (in heat in the AM, breed in the PM). But for convenience reasons, we’ve started breed once a day (in the mornings) and have still been seeing great results. But when @colebrother tells me he thinks he saw *insert cow number here* in heat two days ago - I can’t work with that. 🤣🤣 | Spruce Row Farm

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