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We got about 4 inches of Snow on Easter and the day after. We had to bring one calf in over night on easter and warm it up since it was only a day old and it was colder than a well-digger's arse. Sadly due to the same snow we lost a calf.

Here's the thing, we have 3 black bulls and one red bull that has horns. none of them to my knowlege has white in their background.

Have a look at this little guy. He is so cute. Bit of Trivia his momma was a black cow and we have no bulls that are red and white

I fed my two bottle calves a full 2quart bottle mixed per directions on bag 2 times a day. That amount is based on the research I did that a baby calf will drink a gallon of mom's milk a day. now when they would get scours I would add some powdered electrolytes to their bottle for a couple of...

Well based on the website that I was given by WildRoseBeef I would have to say our cows and heifers have a BCS ranging from 2.5-3.5 now and most only drop to a 3 after caving with 2 hitting a 2.5. Those two always bounce back once they have the calf and get on some really good grass in about...

our cows are about 1200-1300 on average. We have a silage test coming to us from the person that we bought it from. This person feeds it to his dairy cows. All of our cows are between Stage 3 and stage 1. So we should be having calves on ground starting in march. The hay we have is total...

ok here is the situation; we just got 17tons of silage and we are feeding it in conjunction with our hay. The sad part is that we are slowly running out of hay due to the fact that we had a 10 day cold snap of -20F days and just as bad nights the first part of January. My question is this: Is...

Well it has been a few months since my last post, but here is the latest update: Murray is now 6months old and is completely weaned from bottle and is thriving with the other weaned calves that we have. Mikey is 5 months old and is also weaned as well. He is a very docile bull and doesn't like...

I live in north central missouri, so I can say that the winters here are strange at best. For a bottle calf I would say having one through the summer would be better. This way when winter shows up, like it is now they will have the weight and get furry enough to withstand the cold. That is what...

Every calf is different. My two boys were sampling feed, hay, and grass at about 2 months. They will really start in on all of that once they get about 3months old. At least that has been from my experience. It won't hurt them to have a mouth full. it means they are curious about it and are...

I agree with greybeard. Calves are the most curious things I have ever seen. My boys will try to walk through a pipe panel to get to some grass that they think they have to have. usually ends with Mikey bawling cause he got stuck and "Momma"-me- has to go rescue him. Point of this is; make sure...

gotta have a cute calf category, and here is my entry for that one

I am in agreement with cjc; wtf is wrong with the people that chose to let those babies get in such shape. Makes me want to shut them in a 2X2' cell and leave them without food and water. Scours needs to be attend to ASAP. As soon as either of my Bottle babies got the squirts I was on it with...

well you are on the right track I would say. I managed to coax three 2yr old heifers into letting me get near them and rub and scratch them where they can't reach. granted it took me nearly 6months to do so, but in the end it allowed me to be able to walk among them and even get close to their...

First off I should say that both of my calves are male. the oldest one is already a steer and he has a very lovely personality to him. The younger calf has not been altered yet and he is already showing signs of being very stubborn. Bulls don't start being bulls til they are about 7months old...

I can speak from experience that having a single bottle calf will make that calf very clingy. They won't bawl at you, but be prepared to teach that single calf what is and isn't acceptable. I have a 3month old and now a 2 month old calf and it is best to have two of them together. That way they...

First, see what the Vet has to say. Secondly, try to find a Milk replacer that is made from milk proteins and is at least 20% protein/20% fat. Thirdly, do try to get some Dyne for him. That will give some energy to him.

I would also suggest that you find a type of milk replacer that has medication for coccidiosis if that is what is the matter. You would want to look for a milk replacer that has Deccox in it. Your local feed store would be the first place to look for that or your vet can point you in the right...

Also maybe try to find a part time job working on an active Cattle Ranch to see if that is something that you really want to do

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