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<blockquote data-quote="Train" data-source="post: 498742" data-attributes="member: 1011"><p>After a few years I found out the success of feeding a calf lies in properly preparing the equipment. </p><p></p><p>Starting in the house, take your bottle and make sure the nipple is securly attached. Tighten it as much as possible without stripping the threads. Now turn the EMPTY bottle upside down and firmly grab the nipple kind of like a hammer. Now go to the back door, open it, and as hard as you can, throw the bottle away. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> Now go and find a pail to put the milk in and let the calf drink out of that.</p><p></p><p>I know that's not the advice your looking for but I thought this was a good place to bring it up. A dairy owner was telling us that their calves go straight to the pail. They're not allowed to suck the cow,not even for the initial collostrum. We tried it last year on two calves ( an abandoned twin and one with a mother with no milk). Man what a difference. Not only was it easier to get them to take it but it takes no time at all to get them fed.</p><p></p><p>By the way we kept out bottles. If a calf were to get sick and start to go downhill I would think drenching might be neccesary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Train, post: 498742, member: 1011"] After a few years I found out the success of feeding a calf lies in properly preparing the equipment. Starting in the house, take your bottle and make sure the nipple is securly attached. Tighten it as much as possible without stripping the threads. Now turn the EMPTY bottle upside down and firmly grab the nipple kind of like a hammer. Now go to the back door, open it, and as hard as you can, throw the bottle away. :o Now go and find a pail to put the milk in and let the calf drink out of that. I know that's not the advice your looking for but I thought this was a good place to bring it up. A dairy owner was telling us that their calves go straight to the pail. They're not allowed to suck the cow,not even for the initial collostrum. We tried it last year on two calves ( an abandoned twin and one with a mother with no milk). Man what a difference. Not only was it easier to get them to take it but it takes no time at all to get them fed. By the way we kept out bottles. If a calf were to get sick and start to go downhill I would think drenching might be neccesary. [/QUOTE]
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