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6 Holstein calves... a little help please.
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<blockquote data-quote="gg4rebels" data-source="post: 573114" data-attributes="member: 8426"><p>Irishred, this is what I did....</p><p></p><p>I bought two bottle calves when one was two mos old and the other was 5 days old. They are now 4 mos. and 2 mos. We kept them together in one stall in the barn. We would move them from stall to stall to let one dry out. The previous owner had the older calf eating calf starter (CS) and drinking milk replacer (MR) from a bucket. I would give the older calf 2 qts of quality MR (24% protein and 24% fat) in the bucket in the morning and evening. The younger calf got the same amount from a bottle. I also put CS, 18%, out free choice. They were slow to eat the CS. At first I would only give them hay on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings only. They would eat it before they would the CS. I wanted them to eat the CS first. </p><p></p><p>About a 6 weeks ago I took the older calf off milk completely and he would get 3 lb. CS in the am and again in the pm. Also, I found a cheaper feed store to buy MR but it is only 20%. I also gave the little one the same amount of CS. A month ago we put a fence around the barn so they could get some exercise. Until then they had been confined to the barn. About a month ago I took the little one off the bottle completely. He resisted drinking from the bucket at first but I knew he could because I had seen him drink water. He figured it out pretty quickly. A couple of weeks ago I eliminated the morning MR feeding. They now get about 4.5 lb of grain each in the morning and evening and can graze. I have started letting the older calf drink MR from the same bucket in the evening when I feed the little one simply because he is too strong for me to push away. He is very persistent. This week I cut out every other MR nightly feeding. I am really only still giving them MR because I have half a bag left.</p><p></p><p>We are going to start mixing in a heavy grain type feed with the CS I have left and then move them to is completely.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps. These were the first calves I have ever had. It has been great!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gg4rebels, post: 573114, member: 8426"] Irishred, this is what I did.... I bought two bottle calves when one was two mos old and the other was 5 days old. They are now 4 mos. and 2 mos. We kept them together in one stall in the barn. We would move them from stall to stall to let one dry out. The previous owner had the older calf eating calf starter (CS) and drinking milk replacer (MR) from a bucket. I would give the older calf 2 qts of quality MR (24% protein and 24% fat) in the bucket in the morning and evening. The younger calf got the same amount from a bottle. I also put CS, 18%, out free choice. They were slow to eat the CS. At first I would only give them hay on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings only. They would eat it before they would the CS. I wanted them to eat the CS first. About a 6 weeks ago I took the older calf off milk completely and he would get 3 lb. CS in the am and again in the pm. Also, I found a cheaper feed store to buy MR but it is only 20%. I also gave the little one the same amount of CS. A month ago we put a fence around the barn so they could get some exercise. Until then they had been confined to the barn. About a month ago I took the little one off the bottle completely. He resisted drinking from the bucket at first but I knew he could because I had seen him drink water. He figured it out pretty quickly. A couple of weeks ago I eliminated the morning MR feeding. They now get about 4.5 lb of grain each in the morning and evening and can graze. I have started letting the older calf drink MR from the same bucket in the evening when I feed the little one simply because he is too strong for me to push away. He is very persistent. This week I cut out every other MR nightly feeding. I am really only still giving them MR because I have half a bag left. We are going to start mixing in a heavy grain type feed with the CS I have left and then move them to is completely. Hope this helps. These were the first calves I have ever had. It has been great! [/QUOTE]
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