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I am sorry, I was stupid, and wasn't specific. My fault. I always try to be very careful to post all the facts. I know that everyone's time is valuable. I am blushing!!! We do not have a momma for the baby. He is being bottle fed. He was sold to us by a dairy farmer who did not want to...

LMAO, well, we plan on butchering him, but do plan on putting a few more pounds on him first. Anyone have any ideas?

Hey everyone. I have a Holstein twin. It was the only survivor. It is about five weeks old now, very small, about 55 pounds. I have never had one this small before, that survived. I am not sure he should be weaned at 8 weeks. He's perfectly healthy, lively, happy little calf. He's just...

As with any animal, different ones will have different temperaments. I raised Holsteins for many years, and was around in and helped out at many dairy farms. I have seen few Holsteins with bad tempers. But, ANY animal can be dangerous if the right situation arises. Especially a large animal...

Owww, I am glad that you are okay!

She's up to a bottle and a half at each feeding, twice a day, with water in a pan. She also has grain in front of her at all times, and hay. Thank you for those of you trying to be helpful. I am not a calf expert, and admit it. I have just never had a calf to chew like that. Now, I have...

Right, I know that they suck on everything. I have experienced that forever. She's not sucking, she's chewing. Hard. It sounds like she's chewing rocks when she does it.

Yeah, I've been doing the putting it in her mouth, I've had to do that to all of them. Hmm. I just don't know. No, we haven't been letting her roam around yet, we are in the middle of a horrible heat wave, and I didn't want her out in the middle of it.

I have a 2 and a half week heifer, she is a holstein, Jersey mix. She is a small one. She has been chewing on the cattle panels, to the point that it makes your ears hurt. She chews on them all the time. Is she lacking a mineral? She doesn't seem to have any other issues. I have been...

I used the yogurt until I got the Probios here, and that has been working well. I would have tried the egg, but we didn't have any at the time. I have one that is still kind of runny, may try that though.

LOL, it should tell you how much researching I have done of this board!! I figured that a homemade electrolyte probably couldn't possibly put in all the things that the manufactured did, but I thought I would see what others thought. I am currently waiting for these temps to DROP!! Hopefully...

Bumping this post because... 1. It's hysterical 2. I am curious about the homemade electrolyte recipe on the first page. This seems a pretty good alternative, to the four dollars a bag stuff here. Anybody else tried it?

Not anywhere I looked, it was labeled for swine

Thank you, I will do that, and keep you updated!

I will try the Tractor Supply. There is one of those about an hour away, but I could get it same day, if they have it. Is it a lot of poop? No, not what I would consider a lot. And she didn't have a movement last night after eating, so I consider that pretty good. She did this yesterday...

Thanks for all your suggestions! Ahh, I bet that the Microbials are like the yogurt cultures!

Is this the probios? Probios Bovine One Oral Gel Chr Hansen BioSystems Helps establish and maintain intestinal well-being in your incoming feedlot cattle, dairy cows/calves, veal calves, goats and sheep. Dairy cows: Administer 30 gms at freshening and 15 gms 7 days post-calving; Goats and...

Nope, we don't have a walco. I couldn't believe that no one has it. I don't know if it is because we are a tiny town, or what. I found it online, so I am going to order some to have on hand. The poop is a thick run, if that makes sense. Like a pudding consistency. It is a brown color...

Thanks! Yes, we have been watering down the barn that he is in, but not him. It's okay to mist him down? I gave him a dose of Electrolytes with one tablet of Immodium in it (it was tablet form) and I will go from there. I had given him a scour medication last night, but it didn't seem to be...

If I give a calf Immodium AD, what is the dosage that i should use?