Well this year is almost a repeat of last year. I have a brand new bottle baby. He is only a few hours old when I found him stuck in a ditch in some really nasty mud. I tried to reunite him with his Mother but she refused to accept him. So now I have him in the barn and it will be a fun time...
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...
Here are some things that I have discovered that have worked in my raising a healthy bottle calf.
1. Medicated Milk Replacement - This has been a dream for me. The kind I get has medication in it to keep the little guy from getting coccidosis. it is also a 20% milk made of all milk proteins...
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Currently dealing with a very nasty fly infestation that has resulted in PinkEye on several of our cows, calves, and bulls. We have part of the herd on one large field where the fly situation is not that bad and the rest of them are by the house and they are covered. We douse them...
Was wondering if this was normal for a cow: Has a calf about a month ago. Calf is perfectly healthy as far as I can see and tell. Every so often when checking on the cows and calves I will find this calf alone in one part of the field and the mother on the other side of the pasture. Same thing...
Ok have a odd question about some cattle behavior.
We have a group of about 10 or so first time mommas that have had babies ranging from May to August. Here is the last few days, I have noticed that the calves will nurse from just about any of the cows, and not just their momma. Is this normal?
Thought that I would post this here Detailing my experience with Bottle feeding a Calf.
The little calf that would eventually be named Murray was Born on June 13, 2017 to a first time Heifer. His momma was able to give him Colostrum and did her best to take care of him for 11 days. Finally The...
Have a cow with six teats and she has just had a calf about a week or so ago. Saw the little calf nursing on the smaller teats and not sure if it is getting any milf from it. Would Also like to point out that the Cow's Udder is nearly to her knees. Any thoughts on if he is getting milk or not?
I have a 1 month old bottle calf that eats like a champ, but doesn't act like a normal calf, in that he lays around like he is lethargic. I do get him up to feed him 2x/day and he does walk around a bit, but other wise he just lays around. Is this normal? could he be depressed and want company...