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another bottle calf question...??
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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1636054" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>I would not be in favor of keeping a hand raised calf for a bull. They have no fear and thus no flight zone. Years ago I raised a Charolais bull calf on a bottle that the heifer didn't claim. Left him intact and Put him with the others bulls calves once they were weaned. At a year old he was extremely aggressive. As were a Jersey and Holstein that I left intact with the intention of using to breed nurse cows at the time. In all three of those bulls by the time they were a year old they were rank and I took them to market quick before nice that started. I won't even consider leaving a bottle calf a bull now. I also agree with GCreek if a calf required assistance and the mother didn't claim it that's two strikes against it already as far as reproductive potential.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1636054, member: 24816"] I would not be in favor of keeping a hand raised calf for a bull. They have no fear and thus no flight zone. Years ago I raised a Charolais bull calf on a bottle that the heifer didn’t claim. Left him intact and Put him with the others bulls calves once they were weaned. At a year old he was extremely aggressive. As were a Jersey and Holstein that I left intact with the intention of using to breed nurse cows at the time. In all three of those bulls by the time they were a year old they were rank and I took them to market quick before nice that started. I won’t even consider leaving a bottle calf a bull now. I also agree with GCreek if a calf required assistance and the mother didn’t claim it that’s two strikes against it already as far as reproductive potential. [/QUOTE]
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