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Nope, just raise holstein heifers and holstein crossed bulls until they weigh about 800 lbs. Then sell by the herd. Great profit.

No, I dont personally own a dairy, my sister-in-law does and we raise out their calves, and we also buy from markets. Why do you ask?

My calves have been digging at their ears for a while, their ears are dropped and they just keep scratching. We dewormed them with the injectable ivomac and they are still digging. Any advice on what to give them to make them quit digging? and to fix this problem?

Angus and Charolais

I just held my hand up in the air and they were both tring to get to it to suck it and I snapped the picture. They are a jersey/holstein cross and they have a bit of an underbite. Dee, think Ill let them get made fun of, cant afford braces. hehe

Actually their names are Buck and Chuck.

Thought you all could use a smile or two today.

No, She's a breed of her own, these linebacks are usually mixed in with holstein herds. They are really popular in New York. They are a milking breed.

Here is a picture of my lineback calf, does anyone have any info on this breed? Bought her at a market, would like to have more of her. [/img]

We bought a lineback heifer calf at a market couple of weeks ago. We really like her and would like to know more about her. Anybody familar with this breed? I know she is like a holstein breed and some people milk strickly linebacks, I dont think they are very many around but i could be...

Where can you buy glucose? Would Dextrose work as well? Thanks Scotty.

What type of IV solution would you recommend for rehydration for baby calves?

Scours- Runny poop, sometimes yellow, gray, brown and could have a really bad odor. Can be caused from bacteria and different diet. This is from personal experience. The best way to treat this is with Electrolytes which you can pick up at most farm supply store.[/b]

forgot to mention that when we have tubed the coughing calf, the tube smells like her breath, could this be some kind of infection?

Thanks! The coughing calf---she coughs just about all the time. She has her tounge stuck out half of the time. And her breathing is pretty fast. She seems to do better when we dr her with Tylan. We have had to tube her several times. And she will suck her bottle better when it is down low...

I have this heifer calf about 3 weeks and she has been coughing alot, its like a dry cough. And her breath stinks badly. When she sucks her bottle, she has to stop to cough and also she has to stop to swollow. Any ideas? Also, have another heifer calf 3 weeks old with a big knot on her jaw...

Well, I got my results back and I have Crypto. My sister-in-law came over and gave me an IV for fluids, she's a RN. I lost 10 lbs in 7 days...not to healthy. Anyway, Im feeling a little better now, guess im on my way to recovery. Thanks for all your concerns!

:nod: Cant agree with you more. Well said!

Well, I went to the DR today and she took some blood and "other" samples to take to the lab. Said she will let me know as soon as the results came back. Until then, I'll just keep on keeping on.... Keep ya posted!

Thanks everyone for your replies. Well this is day 5 and still not better, Im going to the DR in the morning at 9:00. Im getting a little bit weak now, my arms kinda feel like speghetti. But Ive been drinking plenty of fludis. Hope to get some sort of relief tomorow. Ill keep ya posted!