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My wife and I have been bottle feeding two Holstein calves for a few days now with good success. We’re feeding a 20% fat, 20% protein, all milk non-medicated replacer. We’re mixing 250 grams of replacer in 1 quart of water twice daily (every 12 hours.) Tonight after we finished feeding and...

I'm sure it has been discussed before but I'm not having any luck searching for info on a safe fly spray for young calves (2 weeks old.) Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

We’re thinking about purchasing a one week old Holstein bull from a local dairy farm. My concern is for the neighbors if the little guy bawls too much at night. Do one week olds walk the fence and bleat like say a recently removed from momma three (3) or four (4) month old calf would? How...

Could this animal be purebred?

Howdy, I’ve looked through a ton of the threads in this section and have not really found the answer to a question. Most explain in detail the makeup of their grain recipe with respect to ingredients and crude protein (CP) when asked, “What is the best way to finish a steer (or heifer )?”...

Hi. I just purchased my first two head of beef cattle at an auction. Both 400 lbs when purchased 29 days ago ( one red, one black.) The red one had more flesh and the black one a slightly larger frame than the red. The black showed a few ribs but not much spine. I started both slow on a...