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    Calf eating and drinking like mom

    Great! Thanks for all the help you all give. It is very much appreciated!!!!
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    Calf eating and drinking like mom

    Our one calf born on 6/26/07 is eating hay -and drinking a lot of water. A lot to me being a small hobby farm and never seeing the babies drink so much water, just like like older cows was something I got to thinking about this morning. I was wondering if this is ok, she is very health and...
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    Old Belle - She must be five or six. Always remember these large teats and always having to help the calf nurse first time or two. She also pushes her back end out a lot during her pregnancy and is always giving birth a day later each year. We have discussed getting rid of her.
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    She got it figured out. My husband worked with baby and mom and she must have been starving and finally started nursing. She is definitely big enough to get on those banana teats. She just had to get down under them. Also, yep taken a big dump. Thanks for the help.
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    The cow and calf are in a small area with the other cow and calf that we have. She does seem not so smart. The cow is trying to get her to nurse. She just wants to suck on everything but what is going to feed her.
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    We had a calf born last night at 10:30 p.m. This morning the calf is very strong. But.......It sucks on everything except the mother's teat. Has this calf eaten because of the strength it has or would it still be that strong after birth? We have tried to get the calf to the cow and and spray...
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    Question - New Mom

    Totally Agree! Thanks for the help.
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    Question - New Mom

    Yes - it does that continually also. It was just my son who is 10 and I watching this and her saliva dripping all over and we were trying to move the calf and the mom was just nuts drinking her pee and UGH! I was hoping this was not some awful fetish of hers and not normal. Than again, sorry...
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    Question - New Mom

    Thanks, it just is strange to see. :(
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    Question - New Mom

    We had a calf born last week Tuesday - The calf would only nurse off 3 teats. The 4th one we cleaned out on Friday and the calf is now nursing on all 4. We did start Penicillin on the calf for 4 days. All seems to be well. The weird thing and we have not seen before is when the calf pee's...
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