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OK. This is the second attempt at this post. I think my first one got lost somewhere in cyberspace, so I need to retype it. So please forgive me if I post a dublicate. I have a 5 month old Holstein calf. Recently I noticed a small bald patch on his back which looked like the outler layer of...

MM, Thanks for the offer. I might take you up on that. Do you know how much it will cost? You mentioned Hall dairy before. Is that the dairy you have contacts with? It's up by Mud Lake, right? I will probably also speak to my neighbor and see if he has anything. What should I look for in a...

I think I accidently misled you. I didn't mean that I planned on only putting them together for twice a day feedings. I intend to leave them together 24/7 just like you do. (I really don't have time for anything else). However, my experience helping my neighbor getting calves started with his...

So far, just a salt block. Is there a specific mineral/salt block that you recommend?

I sure haven't. Excuse my ignorance but I've never heard of it. Is blackleg vaccination something I can pick up at a feed store, or farm supply? I've been feeding them calf starter, (though I'm about to switch to a cheaper grain mix), they've been eating whats left of my grass, and lately I've...

Thanks everyone for the replies. I've actually been thinking that I would like to get a good nurse cow and abandon my bottle feeding operation. My neighbor's nursed calves, which were born the same day as my bottle fed calves are significantly bigger then mine and just appear to be healthier...

Thanks everyone for the comments. The calf was not cast. It was lying on it's stomach with it's feet under it. If I didn't know better I would have thought it was just resting. When I tried to move it, it would struggle a bit with it's front legs, but the hind legs just stayed where they were...

My neighbor and I have each been raising a few calves per year and sharing our pasture with each other. We live close to a Dairy and we buy day-old bull calves from them. I usually bottle feed mine, but my neighbor has a cow which is one half holstien and one half Angus. Every year when his cow...

Hi guys, I'm a new member. I've actually been lurking as a non-member for quite some time, but I had a question I wanted to ask, so I registered as a member today. By way of introduction, I'm not a big rancher. I have six acres devided into an alfalfa field and pasture. For the last couple...