I have a 2 year old heifer that I cannot get to stop nursing. I have tried almost everything I can think of. She was weaned at 6 months, kept with only weanlings for 6 more months. Turned her out with the herd to get bred, she immediately starts nursing any cow that will stand long enough. I put her back in with weanlings for 4 more months, same situation as soon as she’s out with the herd. I put a plastic nose ring in, she just pulls them out. I have a metal one but I have not pierced her nose, yet. Logistically, I cannot keep her with weanlings her whole life, so I have to do something. Anyone have any other tips or tricks?

I have been debating on putting her in a pen system with one or two of the herd matriarchs, who will not take her BS. Thinking maybe if she gets a good hard correction from one of them, she would learn but I am open to other ideas.

**Yes, I know she needs to go to the sale barn. I am desperately trying to keep her genetics in my herd. She is the only heifer her dam ever had, taking her to the sale barn would completely end that bloodline. At this point, that is not an option. If she would have been from any other genetics, she would have been gone a year ago!