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<blockquote data-quote="llucy69" data-source="post: 634482" data-attributes="member: 9859"><p>HI, I'm new to this forum and new to cows as well. We moved out to the family farm Aug 08 and are having a great time. Last night we acquired a 2 month old Charolais calf. He lost his mama 2 weeks ago and the farmer has been feeding him sweet feed and hay. He went through a bout of scours but has recovered from that. They wormed him and banded him. I now have him in a stall with alfalfa hay and calf intensity starter and of course water. But he is super wild. Won't let me anywhere near him. My delima is 1. I feel he needs some forage during the day but I cant put him out to pasture because I wont be able to catch him again and insure that he gets the grain and shelter he needs. 2. I've only had him 24 hours, but he doesnt seem to be eating very much..picking at the grain but I'm not sure he's touched the hay. He is Drinking good. Does anyone have any suggestions? Any idea how long til he gets used to me and lets me handle him? How much should he be eating? </p><p>Thanks in advance...from a happy mom to two rambunctious boys, a chicken obsessed husband, 3 old dogs, 4 kittens, 2 horses and 6 cows (Rambo: a 9 mo old holstein steer, Sara: Maine Anjou/Jersey cross bred back to a Jersey bull..due in May..Diamond: Holstein/Jersey cross heifer, Peanut:Brown Beef Heifer, Big Man: Angus Bull yearling..and Casper: Charolais calf....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="llucy69, post: 634482, member: 9859"] HI, I'm new to this forum and new to cows as well. We moved out to the family farm Aug 08 and are having a great time. Last night we acquired a 2 month old Charolais calf. He lost his mama 2 weeks ago and the farmer has been feeding him sweet feed and hay. He went through a bout of scours but has recovered from that. They wormed him and banded him. I now have him in a stall with alfalfa hay and calf intensity starter and of course water. But he is super wild. Won't let me anywhere near him. My delima is 1. I feel he needs some forage during the day but I cant put him out to pasture because I wont be able to catch him again and insure that he gets the grain and shelter he needs. 2. I've only had him 24 hours, but he doesnt seem to be eating very much..picking at the grain but I'm not sure he's touched the hay. He is Drinking good. Does anyone have any suggestions? Any idea how long til he gets used to me and lets me handle him? How much should he be eating? Thanks in advance...from a happy mom to two rambunctious boys, a chicken obsessed husband, 3 old dogs, 4 kittens, 2 horses and 6 cows (Rambo: a 9 mo old holstein steer, Sara: Maine Anjou/Jersey cross bred back to a Jersey bull..due in May..Diamond: Holstein/Jersey cross heifer, Peanut:Brown Beef Heifer, Big Man: Angus Bull yearling..and Casper: Charolais calf.... [/QUOTE]
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