Recent content by LisaW

How long would you recommend graining her? And probios we've done, but not daily. :) Thanks

Thanks Dun. That's my concern. I've considered putting her in with the sheep so we can isolate her and get her used to the grain so she'll take it. A ruminant is a ruminant so I'm not too worried about them being in a pasture together. As for us - we homeschool and the kids enjoy having a...

So you plan on going 12 weeks? That sounds about like what I'm thinking. Yes we've got the investment in milk replacer but this heifer is from one of our best cows - she just quit milking and we sent her off to the sale barn. I'd like to keep her and get some nice calves from her - the bull...

We have a beef heifer that we've been bottle feeding for 6 weeks now, she's 7+ weeks old. She's in the pasture with the other cows & calves and is eating grass. She's scrawny and smaller than the others (she's the youngest though, too). We've been giving her 4 pints twice a day and she takes...

SHE DRANK FROM A BUCKET!! SHE'S TRYING TO SUCK FROM HER MAMA!! We went out to give the electrolytes this evening, her last feeding of milk replacer didn't go well. I decided to try putting the liquid in a bucket to see if that'd work. We'd tried calf nipples & lamb nipples and we'd try to...

Thanks Gail. What would you call "heavy doses" of Vit. B? We've given her 1cc both yesterday and today. We've also given her LA200 both yesterday and today. This evening she started to lick her nose. This is the first normal thing she has done with her tongue. And the drooling seemed...

They are together. She still doesn't show any interest in sucking. Mama is interested in the calf but she seems to know that the calf won't be sucking. She never presents her hindquarters to the calf and when the calf walks past her she turns away. Yet she's still protective and attentive...

I thought about that after I hit the submit button. LOL Yes we do bring a bull on site from the neighbor. We share two of the four property lines with this neighbor and he has a large Hereford operation. He loans us a bull every year for a few months. I guess I didn't think of that last...

:lol: Couldn't have you thinking I was ignoring your advice! And the vaccinations was mentioned twice too, I forgot. We vaccinated regularly till last year. We were advised that because we don't buy any animals from anywhere but breed our own and sell them that it wasn't necessary. And...

Poop was solid, more like jello. The colostrum color, if you know what I mean. Pee was light color, not dark. So I'm thinking that scours isn't top of my list. I'm still concerned about the lack of sucking. The weakness is explained, at least at the moment, by the lack of feeding. But...

Thanks everyone. :) Okay, she's got her feet straightened out and walking better. She voided, so things are working inside and what we're putting in is coming out. So far, no evidence of scours with that... We gave her some antibiotics and moved them into the horse paddock by the house...

Temp is 103.1*. She's lying in the warm sun and I took the temp after I started handling her. I should have done it first thing. If I remember right, normal is 100.5* to 102.5*. Blindness I'm considering since it doesn't seem to notice anything. Then again it's in such bad condition that...

We discovered on Friday morning that our oldest cow, about 12 or 13 yrs old, had calved. Her calfs have been generally smaller in the past two years and have a rough start. They take longer to stand and are weaker the first few days than any other calves we have. But they turn out just fine...

*Update and conclusion and thanks!* I called a vet to come out today and by morning she looked a lot better. The skin on her nose all peeled off and the skin under it is as healthy looking as can be (and clean - looks great on a dirty old cow). Her teats look better, not black and pasty...

We have had a cold snap here in the northwest and I think that one of our cows has suffered prety bad from it. I'd like to explain what I see in her and see if anyone has any suggestions. Here in the Pac. NW we have a milder winter than other places, but the end of November was mighty cold...