I came across this thread and thought it would be a good idea to bring it back into the here and now, 'cos there must be lots more lovely animal stories out there waiting to be told. The best I can come up with at the moment is ......I had an orphan guernsey calf to rear, and it didn't seem to do well on milk replacer, mainly because it wouldnt drink enough of it. I decided to put it out to graze during the day, and in at night, with a young Saanen Goat that I had then, just for company.The goat had not had any kids, so had not ever had any milk.Within 24 hours of having the newborn calf in with her, she came into full milk, and the calf suckled her straight away. She had so much milk that she then took on another little calf as well, and reared them both to weaning. Of course I had fed the goat well on concentrates and best hay as well as the grass, while she was producing the milk, and the calves were introduced to creep feed in the normal way.It is not uncommon for a maiden goat to come into milk, (Maiden milker) but it was the timing that impressed me. Wonderful ! And it made life easier for me.
.Posie..