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Good to know that maybe he is just a weirdo. I will think positive. ;) what about throwing a few eggs in with the CMR?

He is smaller than his buddy. And he always acts like he is starving, really persistent even after his bottle is done, wheras the other guy can usually be distracted. Sure hope he doesn't go South!

Finally! Someone answers the original question. Thank you! No...he didn't look like he was being shocked, he looked like he was having tremors in his hind legs and that they could collapse at any second. The kids told me he did the same thing the other day when they fed him. This is bad news...I...

Its not hot. Its ALMOST hot.

Suzanne, so in your opinion, get a different CMR? I make it very warm, I don't know the temp, but its almost hot, just not too hot for them to drink. I also give them warm electrolyte solution before bed to take the chill off.

Thank you. I will check with extension office. I have no idea what is out there, just that in the 9 yrs we have been here we grazed goats on it for 3 of them, otherwise it has sat, unused. Don't know if it is high quality or not as the goats would eat anything.

The milk replacer is 22% protein, 20% fat, first 5 ingredients are milk derivatives (I.e. whey protein, etc) 6th ingredient is soy flour. What is your opinion? It was the only CMR sold at the farm store I bought it at.

Check on the milk replacer. I will not give them any more store milk- that was just out of fear that they would get too much milk replacer. The previous bag said to feed no more than 4 qts a day. We have good quality hay,but wanted to possibly introduce alfalfa cubes at a very slow rate. I do...

We aren't planning on giving them grain. I know this is a controversial subject, and I really am not interested in debating the grassfed/ grainfed topic, but helpful advice is appreciated. They have had access to fresh hay and clean water every day. They never touch the water unless we stick our...

Thank you for the replies. This bag of milk replacer says t.o feed 2-3 quts, 2-3 times daily, so I guess I will substitute the replacer for the whole milk and just keep a close eye on them. We planned on cutting them at 5 months to maximize their growth potential before they got too mean...

I was worried about overfeeding them milk replacer as everything I read warned against it. Everyone says 4 qts of milk replacer is more than enough, especially for Jerseys, but these guys seriously looked they were going to fall over dead of starvation! I also have been cracking a couple of free...

We have 2 Jersey bull calves, 3 wks old, that we are bottle feeding. (Got from a dairy farmer who didn't want them, raising for meat) This morning, I noticed one of them while he ate his bottle. His hind legs were shaking violently, almost like a spasm. It continued even after he finished...