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3 wk old Jersey calf with shaking legs- help!
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<blockquote data-quote="mitz1" data-source="post: 954296" data-attributes="member: 19369"><p>Check on the milk replacer. I will not give them any more store milk- that was just out of fear that they would get too much milk replacer. The previous bag said to feed no more than 4 qts a day. We have good quality hay,but wanted to possibly introduce alfalfa cubes at a very slow rate. I do know you have to be careful with alfalfa. On bottle feeding them, I had planned already to continue through the winter- which would be 7 mos. I have learned a lot from this forum and others- I have bee havn lurking for some time! Our friend raises Jerseys for beef- we have bought a half beef every year and the taste is beyond compare to other breeds. There is definitely a distinctive flavor, and we have come to be a bit addicted to "Jersey Beef". I know they will not produce much according to their size, which is why we have two! As for pasture...there I am a bit lost. We have 12 aces of grass, about 1/3 of which is weeds. I have no diea what kind of either. We raised goats on it for several years and it seems very fertile, all I know. If the cattle don't seem to be flourishing, then we will have to supplement throughout the grazing months too. We planned to butcher at around 24 months- longer if need be. The castrating I really went back and forth on....seems to be a lot of conflicting opinion on when and how. The flies are still active here now, so I don't want to cut yet. My husband has seen a lot of bandings go wrong and isn't keen on that (tho it seems the easiest way to me! Also...for whatever reason, they are NOT getting horns yet. We had the dehorning paste ready, but no nubbins, nothing at all. I spose it is possible they are both polled, but seems unlikely. But by 3 wks- nothing???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mitz1, post: 954296, member: 19369"] Check on the milk replacer. I will not give them any more store milk- that was just out of fear that they would get too much milk replacer. The previous bag said to feed no more than 4 qts a day. We have good quality hay,but wanted to possibly introduce alfalfa cubes at a very slow rate. I do know you have to be careful with alfalfa. On bottle feeding them, I had planned already to continue through the winter- which would be 7 mos. I have learned a lot from this forum and others- I have bee havn lurking for some time! Our friend raises Jerseys for beef- we have bought a half beef every year and the taste is beyond compare to other breeds. There is definitely a distinctive flavor, and we have come to be a bit addicted to "Jersey Beef". I know they will not produce much according to their size, which is why we have two! As for pasture...there I am a bit lost. We have 12 aces of grass, about 1/3 of which is weeds. I have no diea what kind of either. We raised goats on it for several years and it seems very fertile, all I know. If the cattle don't seem to be flourishing, then we will have to supplement throughout the grazing months too. We planned to butcher at around 24 months- longer if need be. The castrating I really went back and forth on....seems to be a lot of conflicting opinion on when and how. The flies are still active here now, so I don't want to cut yet. My husband has seen a lot of bandings go wrong and isn't keen on that (tho it seems the easiest way to me! Also...for whatever reason, they are NOT getting horns yet. We had the dehorning paste ready, but no nubbins, nothing at all. I spose it is possible they are both polled, but seems unlikely. But by 3 wks- nothing??? [/QUOTE]
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