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She has scours right now, didn't think she could get this at five months old? at any rate got her loaded with a 30cc of EZ+ Calf Aid Scours Aid as of about an hour ago. Been giving electrolytes 2 qts 2x a day the past two days. is there anything else i need to do? should i get any more of the...

I have a question regarding something I have been pondering for a few weeks... I have a 18 month old ewe who is about 125 lbs, MAYBE 130. Our heifer is now almost 4 months old and possibly 300+ lbs??? I could take a pic of her and upload maybe someone could vsually tell me how big she is. I may...

They have been housed right next to each other but have welded wire fence on the corral panels to keep predators out as much as possible, so they know who each other are, just haven't been together to touch. Also the past few days the calf has a goopy eye, and a case of diarrhea, not sure what's...

Any thoughts on taking the panel out from between the pens and letting our ewe and the heifer calf be together???

"You need to establish dominance with that heifer and let her you know YOU are the boss and you do not tolerate her bad habits. Don't go messing with her head any more because that just encourages her to head-butt you. Do not show fear nor try to back down when she gets rough with you. NEVER...

I understand. So don't push her chest, push at her head or face and keep pusing until she submits. I can see how to her it would kinda seem like bumper cars by just pushing back and releasing when she backs away. The day she came at me like she did I spent what seemed like a long time but only...

any words of advice on best techniques to use against a pushy calf, she always pushes in on us and gets all up in our business when we come in to feed her bottle. we always push her chest (like you do with a horse) and say "BACK Dixie" (that's her name... Dixie) and it doesn;t seem to matter...

new question... i have been admittedly negligent in the halter training area. I have been trying to just make her comfortable with our presence in her pen by petting her a lot when feeding her bottle and while she eats her grain. We brush her and spray fly spray on her and brush her face and she...

is it best to wean at around 4 months of age or can you wean earlier with no ill effects??? and how do you do it when it IS time??? reduce bottles to one 2 qt once a day or split a 2qt bottle feeding into 1 qt twice a day??? Best advice anyone????

yes in her paddock is fresh wild grass/cheat grass, and with all the wet weather we are having it is staying lush and growing. I went back to giving her 3.5 cups starter which is equivalent to almost .25 gallons 2 times a day or .50 gallon a day. And she seems to be eating more hay this way, so...

My older daughter thinks the calf has diarrhea, really green but not totally watery (still has some texture). I had not been able to check her yet, but we cut back on her grain, she didn't get any last night or this morning because she still had some from yesterday morning. I am thinking I will...

No, none of that, other than an occasional cough but I think it's usually right after eating grain and she might eat too fast and coughs. She is bright eyed and bushy tailed for the majority.

Question to all... I am feeding about a gallon of calf starter (grain) a day and she doesn't eat it all, she picks at her hay too, is there something wrong with her??? she seems fine in all other aspects, there is a fair amount of cheat grass naturally growing in her paddock that she nibbles on...

Northeastern Nevada about 200 miles from the borders of Utah and Idaho. I will ask the Manager at IFA since she probably sees alot of ranchers in there getting vaccines or at least ordering for them.

Just was reading another post and i completely forgot! What about vaccinations and worming???? I have not done those yet and she was not given any at the ranch before i got her! What do i use??? I know the worming i should consult the vet, our local IFA Manager is very knowledgeable too and...