I rescued a starving 18 month old Jersey heifer whose owner died. No one had been caring for her animals so she has been on pretty bare pasture. We have sheep and dairy goats so we have high quality feed and alfalfa but I know that would not be good for her. Is there a protocol list for getting...
Today one of our ewes broke out of the pasture when someone left a gate loose. (He who shall go unnamed) She ram up to the ram pen and in order to catch her, we let her into their pen. When our new ram saw her, he immediately proceeded to mount her. Her back end became bloody. We checked the ewe...
So my daughter brought me a buck kid that is a mystery. The guy who sold it to her told her it was weaned. But it’s very small. It still has a dried up cord hanging. It has 8 tiny teeth with gaps. It is fighting the bottle. Won’t eat pellets. Nibbles on hay. He has good solid poop. But no rumen...
Thank you! I guess I was a little vague. I was trying to get a quick answer before we got our load of farm feed. We have an angus calf, a charolais calf and a jersey/angus calf. All heifers. 2 were bottle fed for 3 months and 1 was weaned when we got her. We live in Northern Alabama. We have...
Our 3 bottle calves are now weaned and out on pasture. We have been giving them calf starter twice daily. They are 6 months old and have great body scoring. Probably 4-5. At what age should we take away the calf starter and just let them eat grass and hay?
I have an older ewe that had twins yesterday. They were up and nursing and she was eating and passed all afterbirth. She did have more bleeding than I thought was normal but seemed ok. This morning she is listless and has an ugly discharge. Fever of 104. Won’t eat. Nasty diarrhea. I gave her...
They pulled all the calves, no matter the age and sold them separately. They didn’t indicate any timeframe about the mom. Not sure the auctioneer even knew who the mom was. She eats calf starter, drinks water, and has been grazing. Her poop is solid and regular. She won’t even suck your fingers...
We just picked up a pretty angus heifer calf at a herd dispersal. 120 lbs. We brought her home and have tried to give her a bottle without success. She eats calf starter and drinks water. Won’t eat hay. She had 8 teeth. Is it possible she’s old enough to go without a bottle and straight to...
I will get one tomorrow. He is certainly well fed. And spoiled rotten. Thank you for your reply. I was wondering if anyone would respond. My experience is over 30 years old and strictly with Suffolk 4-H sheep. The lumps look like wattles almost when he is resting. Till tomorrow. Michelle
I have a 6 week old Dorper lamb that I got when he was 24 hours old. Healthy. Strong. Eats like a horse. Not around any other sheep or goats since birth. He has 2 soft lumps where the throat meets the jawbone. They are small. About the size of a grape. They popped up this morning. When I got...
We gave our calf a Bolus tonight and she started foaming at the mouth and grinding her teeth. Will she be ok? She was gagging but now she’s not. She’s breathing and walking around. Just this foaming thing has my daughter freaked out. It was half a sustain lll Bolus. TIA Michelle
She is an angus calf. Not knowing her age makes it the hard part. Her scouts have cleared up but now she just won’t eat with any regularity. One day she eats twice. The next day once. And today, nothing. It’s very frustrating. No fever. No snot. Walks, pees and poops. But no appreciable feed...