robertwhite
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Wondering if anyone has ever let a bottle baby run in a small pasture, either by itself or with a small herd of cow/calf (all related)?
Here's why I ask. Right now I have a bull calf (3 weeks) that is in a corral panel enclosure (50x30) with his 2yr old sister and her calf. (his mama prolapsed and died). I would love to turn him and the cow/calf pair out into the small pasture that is next to the corral just to let them stretch their legs and roam around. The bottle calf comes when called and also comes to a ringing bell. My biggest concern is that he would want to bolt thru a fence line in search of his "fictional" mama whom he never knew. Or maybe try and get thru the cross fence where I will be turning the rest of my small herd out from the small pasture into a larger pasture shortly.They all know each other and can currently lick each other thru the corral panels.
I am not looking to do this tomorrow, but would like to if possible in the next couple of weeks. I would probably call them up at night and put them back in the corral at least for a while.
I would also like to know if anyone has ever let a bottle baby run with their herd? Will cows attempt to hurt it being that it has no mother to protect it?
Not really worried about the calf coming in 3x a day to eat as he comes running for food, but more concerned about the other scenarios I stated above.
Am I crazy for even thinking about doing this, or is it possible?
Here's why I ask. Right now I have a bull calf (3 weeks) that is in a corral panel enclosure (50x30) with his 2yr old sister and her calf. (his mama prolapsed and died). I would love to turn him and the cow/calf pair out into the small pasture that is next to the corral just to let them stretch their legs and roam around. The bottle calf comes when called and also comes to a ringing bell. My biggest concern is that he would want to bolt thru a fence line in search of his "fictional" mama whom he never knew. Or maybe try and get thru the cross fence where I will be turning the rest of my small herd out from the small pasture into a larger pasture shortly.They all know each other and can currently lick each other thru the corral panels.
I am not looking to do this tomorrow, but would like to if possible in the next couple of weeks. I would probably call them up at night and put them back in the corral at least for a while.
I would also like to know if anyone has ever let a bottle baby run with their herd? Will cows attempt to hurt it being that it has no mother to protect it?
Not really worried about the calf coming in 3x a day to eat as he comes running for food, but more concerned about the other scenarios I stated above.
Am I crazy for even thinking about doing this, or is it possible?