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I have questions about bottle calves.
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My calves are 2 wks old, active no discharges or scour but very thin.
Feeding usual milk replacer 2 qts twice a day at 12 hour intervals. Hay grass water creep all free choice. Still skinny one more than the other. ??
Feeding usual milk replacer 2 qts twice a day at 12 hour intervals. Hay grass water creep all free choice. Still skinny one more than the other. ??
Greetings @Blue Sky and 
I know nothing about calves, and those that do probably wouldn't see your question (unless they are greeters) because you labeled the thread "hello". Seems to me they'd need feedings more often. Anyway, we'll let the experts address it:
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Good luck with your calves!
I know nothing about calves, and those that do probably wouldn't see your question (unless they are greeters) because you labeled the thread "hello". Seems to me they'd need feedings more often. Anyway, we'll let the experts address it:@greybeard @WildRoseBeef @77Herford @jhm47 @Bossroo (Listed in no particular order
)Good luck with your calves!
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Thanks. Still figuring out the site. Bear w me. Calves ok frisky this a.m.
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Know nothing about cattle but wanted to say Welcome to BYH! 
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Happy Fourth. Hot humid here. I have a flock of 80 hair sheep, 2 bottle calves and assorted chickens and guineas. Six dogs, four seniors, two pups in training. Anatolian, Pyr and hybrids. Most rescues.
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Welcome glad you joined us, hope you get some answers soon!
glad you joined us, hope you get some answers soon!
Found this on a cattle thread and thought it might help. Also provides some links you can check out:
Check out what the recommendations are on the package, as each company has different ratios that should be used to make a 2 quart ration. Hopefully you don't have the soy-based replacer as that can cause a lot of digestive upset and make calves more unthrifty (just do a search on here on "soy milk replacer for calves", on the top right corner of this thread). This link also has a lot of information on how to best feed milk replacer to a calf: http://www.savacaf.com/assets/products/74/RA/101/htmlFile.htm
Twice a day feedings are best. Make sure they're at the around same time every day, because calves love routine, and are more healthier if they're fed at the same times every day. Don't over-feed the calf because he'll scour, even though he'll tug at your heart-strings to tempt you to give him more. Here's another link to check out: http://bottlecalf.blogspot.ca/2012/05/bottle-feeding-calves-milk-replacer.html
And, lastly, welcome to the world of raising cattle, and I wish you the best of luck with this little booger in the future!
