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i was on a dairy farm the other day that had automatic mile replacer feeder that kept water warm and aloowed the calf to suck what it needed anyone know were i can go online to find this product or something similar

i lost a calf several months ago and never knew what was wrong with him......he never grew much he was probaly 6 to eight months old and never weighed more then 250lbs...this calf had knotty looking hair, looked like it was caked in lard..i treated it everyway i knew the vet couldnt tale me...

just wanted to say thanks to everyone for there replys and wanted to say you all really know your calves

today i noticed my only calf still on a bottle seemed to be laboring for air and had a slight caugh...so i gave him 3 cc's of nuflor..anyone have any suggestions....the calf was vaccinated monday morning with virashield 6 would this have anything to do with the breathing and caugh..thought maybe...

yesterday i vaccinated 6 calves anywere between 3 weeks and 6 weeks of age...i vaccinated with virashiel 6 subcut on the nack.and for blackleg im.....all as the vet told me too...today they have some huge lumps on the side of there necks.is this normal or should i be concerned or how can i help...

does anyone use it and what is the benefits of using it on a bottle calf

i posted a topic on rat control the other day and someone said to use to bars...well they have ate a pound bar since yesterday ,anyone know how long it takes them to start falling over

starts out as a lil white spot on the eyeball and then the eye will turn white....excessive watering is a early sigh of pinkeye but may not neccesarily mean pinkeye

should i use a medicated milk replacer or should i use a non medicated replace.reason asking evrywere im looking on the net for tip tells me not to give antibiotics unless necessary to young calves cause if repeated time and time again the calf could come amune to it..should i use unmedicated...

i have a few calves thats feces are sorta lose and brown is this a form of scours.....i always thought as scours as being yelowwish in color and watery.could someone verify scours and the types of scours for me

prices have slid some but in the past few weeks were i live they have rebounded again but that doesnt mean it is gonna stay that way.....prices are good right now for anyone that has a calf to sale so id have to agree with everyone and say sale ...doesnt seem to me like they are alot to gain...

also if there are any blood tinged or mixed in with the scours you have a case of coccidiosis and you need a sulfor bolus ..2 boluses for 100 pounds and they last i think for 3 days they have worked really well for me

the terramicin tablets are pretty good in most cases...but it is 2 at a time twice a day to treat the scours plus you got to replace its fluids

sorry to say but he died this morn i tubed him for bout 30 hours to no avail...but i feel good bout putting forth the effort to save him maybe next time ill be more prepared for the situation

sorry but i have another post i came in this evening and i have a calf that hasnt been on a bottle for a week now and he has been eating grain very well but he has no appetite this evening and is standing around with his head drooped and has a clear discharge comeing from his nose, it isnt alot...

have rats in our barn and poision isnt doing the trick for us anyone have any ideas how to get rid of the pest

anyone know any effective ways to get rid of rats...poision has seemed to help at all....thought maybe some of you have had the problem round your barns

ollie thanks a million the calf really had a change of energy this morning and was reeady to suck his bottle....he was standing up waiting.

i have a 2 week old holstein that has took the scours and dehydrated and none of the local farm stores has any electrlytes round here.. anyone know a home remedy to rehydrate this calf .i have been giving him scour pills and have gave him bolus pills.his skin on his neck is tenting badly i dont...

i have a 2 week old holstein and he is squirting a lil..today at the end of his poop they was a lil spot of blood, it wasnt bloody looking scours just a drop..i dont think it is coccidiosis but you all know better than me..i was thinking maybe he was just straining a lil that caused a lil...