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<blockquote data-quote="cherokeeruby" data-source="post: 74010" data-attributes="member: 199"><p>Used to have a lot of dummy calves when we first got the Brahmans, culled that out of them, haven't had one in several years now. The quickest way we learned to get them on the cow was to milk the cow, put milk in bottle, feed part of it to the calf, get him or her excited and take them over to the cow. One person held the hips of the calf the other held the calves head down and worked the teat into it's mouth. Most of the time we could get the calf on the cow in a day, the secret was to get a little milk in it and it will want more. Another thing is we tie one of the cow's back legs up in the air, discourages her from kicking.</p><p></p><p>The way I get a calf to take a bottle that doesn't know what to do with it is straddle the calf with it's neck between my legs. With one hand hold his lower jaw, work the bottle nipple into his mouth from a corner make sure the tongue is not over the nipple. Then to make them suck place your hand over their nostrils when you feel swallowing in their throat give them some air. If they don't continue to suck cover their nose again. After a few swallows they start getting the idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cherokeeruby, post: 74010, member: 199"] Used to have a lot of dummy calves when we first got the Brahmans, culled that out of them, haven't had one in several years now. The quickest way we learned to get them on the cow was to milk the cow, put milk in bottle, feed part of it to the calf, get him or her excited and take them over to the cow. One person held the hips of the calf the other held the calves head down and worked the teat into it's mouth. Most of the time we could get the calf on the cow in a day, the secret was to get a little milk in it and it will want more. Another thing is we tie one of the cow's back legs up in the air, discourages her from kicking. The way I get a calf to take a bottle that doesn't know what to do with it is straddle the calf with it's neck between my legs. With one hand hold his lower jaw, work the bottle nipple into his mouth from a corner make sure the tongue is not over the nipple. Then to make them suck place your hand over their nostrils when you feel swallowing in their throat give them some air. If they don't continue to suck cover their nose again. After a few swallows they start getting the idea. [/QUOTE]
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