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<blockquote data-quote="Australian" data-source="post: 704548" data-attributes="member: 8793"><p>Once upon a time in our herd and others you could tell a bottle or bucket fed calf from the rest but now we can't tell the difference. Often they were pot bellied and did stand out. We start them off on half strength bought milk ( not powder) to this we add 2 or 3 hens eggs, some sugar is added for the first couple of days then we stop that. Feed them five times a day for the first two weeks them get them back to 3 times a day till about a month to 6 weeks then onto twice daily. We give them custom mix ( a grain mix with corn,sorghum,barley etc) just a little taste to start off with. They never ever get grain before they have their milk. They have lucerne hay to nibble on as well. We feed them til they are about 9 months old. We have a bucket reared South Devon steer that is 2 years old now and weighs 800kgs he is the same weight as some of our SD bulls in the same paddock.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Australian, post: 704548, member: 8793"] Once upon a time in our herd and others you could tell a bottle or bucket fed calf from the rest but now we can't tell the difference. Often they were pot bellied and did stand out. We start them off on half strength bought milk ( not powder) to this we add 2 or 3 hens eggs, some sugar is added for the first couple of days then we stop that. Feed them five times a day for the first two weeks them get them back to 3 times a day till about a month to 6 weeks then onto twice daily. We give them custom mix ( a grain mix with corn,sorghum,barley etc) just a little taste to start off with. They never ever get grain before they have their milk. They have lucerne hay to nibble on as well. We feed them til they are about 9 months old. We have a bucket reared South Devon steer that is 2 years old now and weighs 800kgs he is the same weight as some of our SD bulls in the same paddock. [/QUOTE]
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