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    7wk old Red Angus Bottle Calf

    I noticed I posted wrong, I'm feeding her 2 qts twice a day. Sorry! I came back and re-read this all. Tonight when I went to feed her I was a few hours later than normal and after the bottle she was quite pot bellied. My guess is that she filled up on grass because I was late? She's on good...
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    7wk old Red Angus Bottle Calf

    Thanks. I might check into the blood test. Our thought was we'd have the vet check her out quick when he comes this fall to preg check the cows when we work them. If she has the parts etc. we'll test then.
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    7wk old Red Angus Bottle Calf

    That's what I was told, the rumen takes 21 days or so to start working once they start eating the starter. I started hand feeding it to her about 5 weeks ago (@ 2weeks of age), starting with just part of a handful up to about 4-5 handfulls a few weeks ago. But now, since putting her on pasture...
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    7wk old Red Angus Bottle Calf

    She isn't pot bellied. When she finishes her bottle she's full, about even with her ribs, and before she's just a tiny bit sunken, but I wouldn't say overly or looking starved. Abbi is the one on the left, in the "front". The back one is Allis- she's about 4 mo now. We just had a down pour...
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    7wk old Red Angus Bottle Calf

    We bought Abbi at 1 week of age, she was on her mom for 4 days and a bottle for the 3 right before we got her. She was a twin to a bull calf - so chances are she's a freemartin (although my fingers are crossed she's not...) She'll go to "freezer camp" or if we got lucky she'll join our small...
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