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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 270809" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>Get a bottle rack and hang it on the fence. I'd tie it down with wire if it were me but make sure the wire ends are pointed away from the calf and his eyes. You could use some nylon cord if you have it. Mix his bottle and give it to him from the other side of the fence, just dropping it into the bottle rack. </p><p></p><p>Watch him for scours. They usually get them. You can get the scour tablets from the feed stores. Put a tablet in a thin folded cloth like a handkerchief and bust it up with a hammer on a board. Then mix the powder you make out of the tablet in with his bottle. If it were me, I'd give him a few doses anyway, just because thats what I do. I have never lost a bottle calf and I hope I never have to feed another one. </p><p></p><p>Make sure he has plenty of clean water and keep his pen clean. Make sure he has shade in the heat of the day. You might want to get him some straw and make bedding in the shade. Start giving him a little feed when he's a few weeks old. There are several brands of calf starter out there. Read the labels. </p><p></p><p>You may have put a lot of nickels in that calf before you get him weaned. It is always best if you can graft him onto a nurse cow if possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 270809, member: 3162"] Get a bottle rack and hang it on the fence. I'd tie it down with wire if it were me but make sure the wire ends are pointed away from the calf and his eyes. You could use some nylon cord if you have it. Mix his bottle and give it to him from the other side of the fence, just dropping it into the bottle rack. Watch him for scours. They usually get them. You can get the scour tablets from the feed stores. Put a tablet in a thin folded cloth like a handkerchief and bust it up with a hammer on a board. Then mix the powder you make out of the tablet in with his bottle. If it were me, I'd give him a few doses anyway, just because thats what I do. I have never lost a bottle calf and I hope I never have to feed another one. Make sure he has plenty of clean water and keep his pen clean. Make sure he has shade in the heat of the day. You might want to get him some straw and make bedding in the shade. Start giving him a little feed when he's a few weeks old. There are several brands of calf starter out there. Read the labels. You may have put a lot of nickels in that calf before you get him weaned. It is always best if you can graft him onto a nurse cow if possible. [/QUOTE]
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