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Thank you all for your responses. I think its banding it will be. Perhaps I will wait till his "bumble foot" corrects itself. Don't want him challenged on both ends. I had no idea a calf could be so affectionate. He tries to sit on my lap if I sit down on a bale of hay. Geez I better...

Hi all So it was suggested by a number of people here to band "BoB' as soon as possible to avoid aggression. He is 6 days old now. (still bumble footed) So I sent my husband over to the co-op to get the band for him. I already have the device because I used it on my lambs tails. A farmer...

Hi So you all mean that I should let him out right now? In the paddock? Even though he is only 4 days old? Will the donkey be threatened because of her new foal? He seems to just be lying around all day. But gets up and wobbles around like crazy when we come with the bottle. And...

Hi Alice Not too sure how to send you this message so I will just post it. Yes, the sliding barn door opens up to the paddock. The floor is soft ground with lots of hay on it now to cushion him. Before Bob came I modified my cattle barn to accomodate my sheep so Bob has been delegated to a...

Thank you everyone for your responses. I guess I won't worry about his bumble foot right now. He still tries to walk. Looks very uncomfortable. He is destined for the freezer eventually. I do not know how big I should let him get or when I should have him "pinched". I just really can't...

Hi everyone. I am new to this site. I bought a 4 day old Holstein bull calf yesterday. The dairy farmer didn't want him because he was "knuckled over" on his front hooves. He weighed over 100 lbs at birth. He is drinking well from the botle I am giving him and tries very hard to stand up...