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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1827981" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Not a Happy Thanksgiving for me. Went up to feed cow after letting her stay in Tuesday night with the rain, so be with the calves, and knowing I would be late getting home from work.... and she was out flat and had died... her calf is just shy of 3 weeks... and the holstein I got to put on her was doing really good... I was absolutely dumb founded... have done this several times since I got the 2nd calf started on her when I know I am going to be real late coming home from work... I put a bale or so of hay in the bunk when I let her in, in the morning, and feed her grain, and let her stay in the barn and the small lot with the calves. Was not expecting this in any way shape, or form. So for the past 2 days I have been wrestling with the calves to get them to take bottles. The holstein had had bottles for it's first 2-3 days, but her calf had never had one. They don't like the taste or the feel of the nipple... it is NOT MOMMA.... but this evening was a little better (4th feeding on bottle).... have to corner them and get the bottle in their mouth and tonight they did not fight it but started sucking right away....</p><p>She was pushing 8-10 yrs old, but was healthy as far as I knew... Obviously not as healthy as I thought she was... She had done a da#@ed good job over the years raising calves for me..... </p><p></p><p>Always something.... but not as bad as a family member in the hospital.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1827981, member: 25884"] Not a Happy Thanksgiving for me. Went up to feed cow after letting her stay in Tuesday night with the rain, so be with the calves, and knowing I would be late getting home from work.... and she was out flat and had died... her calf is just shy of 3 weeks... and the holstein I got to put on her was doing really good... I was absolutely dumb founded... have done this several times since I got the 2nd calf started on her when I know I am going to be real late coming home from work... I put a bale or so of hay in the bunk when I let her in, in the morning, and feed her grain, and let her stay in the barn and the small lot with the calves. Was not expecting this in any way shape, or form. So for the past 2 days I have been wrestling with the calves to get them to take bottles. The holstein had had bottles for it's first 2-3 days, but her calf had never had one. They don't like the taste or the feel of the nipple... it is NOT MOMMA.... but this evening was a little better (4th feeding on bottle).... have to corner them and get the bottle in their mouth and tonight they did not fight it but started sucking right away.... She was pushing 8-10 yrs old, but was healthy as far as I knew... Obviously not as healthy as I thought she was... She had done a da#@ed good job over the years raising calves for me..... Always something.... but not as bad as a family member in the hospital. [/QUOTE]
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