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    My very first calves!

    Good idea, the Jersey calfs bring in a lot more money anyway. I was heartbroken when I found out my Holstein was a Freemartin. I think I'll give her a good life for a few years and a nice retirement in my freezer!
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    My very first calves!

    I may actually try to breed my freemartin holstein at the same time I breed my Jersey just for kicks. I read a post where a guy actually got a calf from a freemartin so you never know!
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    My very first calves!

    I'm new to cattle, about two months in and so far I've been through some tough times and some good times. I have three llamas and a bunch of chickens but never had any type of cow so I thought what the heck, the best way to learn is to just go out and buy a cow! The one that caught my eye was...
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    Is my calf too skinny?

    Actually there are quite a few scientific studies that say you shouldn't feed hay at all for the first two months, then only at 5% total feed max for the third month. Check out this article: http://www.akey.com/calf/starter/Hay%20for%20starters.pdf
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    He ACTS like he's STARVING!

    My calf is four weeks old and I'm still trying to convince her to eat more grain, she just nibbles at it. I also have llamas and chickens so I've been using smaller amounts of grain and offering it twice a day right after the feedings. It seems to help if you shake the bucket and pet the calf...
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    Is my calf too skinny?

    At what age do you start them on hay? My vet said that it's too early and that I should stick with milk and grain only. Actually the lady that I got her from was feeding pretty low quality hay, maybe that's why she is so skinny.
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    Is my calf too skinny?

    This reminded me of you, I was walking my calf today and she decided to bolt and just take off full speed. I had her on a ten foot lead and when she hit the end she turned sideways and fell over, it cracked me up LOL! She laid there for a minute thinking about what had just happened. After...
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    Is my calf too skinny?

    Actually I looked around at every feed store in Colorado and no one stocks the calf starter, which I find is very strange since this is cattle country. All I had was a show calf feed and she didn't really eat that very well, I think because she was used to more of a grain consistency and the...
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    Is my calf too skinny?

    Well today was a great day with my cow (how many people can say that!). I sent the photos that I posted to a local vet and she said that the calf was 'a bit on the thin side' but that I didn't have to bring it in unless it was showing signs of being sick. So I took that as a good sign. I also...
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    Is my calf too skinny?

    I just picked up my very first cow two days ago, it's a four week old Holstein heifer, she is going to be our family milk cow! After I picked her up, brought her home, and did a little research I'm finding that she seems to be very skinny. Right now she is on 2 quarts of NurseAll formula twice...
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