Double R Ranch
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It's gunna fall outta there if she coughs!
Old rancher's T n A Murray!
U would think!!It's gunna fall outta there if she coughs!
That would be interesting.U would think!!
Perhaps she's gonna raise it up before she has it!
Is it possible that Big Sexy isn't the sire? Red cow and red bull equal red calf. Maybe the calf is just very dark red?My baby girl finally did it.
Wasn't expecting a black brockle face. Thought for sure it'd be a red baldy too.
More pics later!
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Nope. He's 1oo% the sire.Is it possible that Big Sexy isn't the sire? Red cow and red bull equal red calf. Maybe the calf is just very dark red?
What brand of milk replacer do you use?. Was getting the Dumor brand from tractor supply but on this calf I'm using Land o Lakes brand from my farmers coop .He was super cheap.
Most bottle calves are 300 and up here lately. He was near 1/3 that today. Just got lucky.
If I bottle him, it'll cost 200 in milk to get him to feed and grass. Then feed for quite a while.
If I stick him on Bessie tho...... she has one calf I can pull off of her now. I already pulled one off. So she will just have her own calf and this one. And she does it without feed! Just grass.
If I pull the big jersey steer of Eleanor, I can put Sandy on her. Then no more more milk replacer costs for either. Eleanor eats a lot of feed. But she's rasing 3.
I've almost always got milk replacer around here. I can never seem to run out of replacer the same time I graft calves to nurse cows.
I've got enough to last these 2 thru the weekend I think. Strongly considering pulling one calf from each cow and replacing em with these 2 new ones
These jerseys are the most profitable cows I own I do believe. And they allow me so much flexibility with baby calves. I used to buy lil 50 dollar calves and the jerseys would get em going. Once the calves were about 2 or 3 weeks old, they brought 300 pretty easy. I've flipped a bunch that way. Bessie ran 11 or 13 of em like that one year. I can't remember specifics. It's in her thread somewhere.
O yeah!!
Could've bought 3 lil black heifers for 100 each today too. I can't make enough time to do em all at once tho.
I used to use the ultra 24 from atwoods. All I find it in now is small bags.What brand of milk replacer do you use?. Was getting the Dumor brand from tractor supply but on this calf I'm using Land o Lakes brand from my farmers coop .
Bet they aren't mixing milk with a hand whisk.@MurraysMutts View attachment 42346 I saw this picture and thought of you.
Calf cannot get on its front feet. I've been messing with him a bit. BUT he has nursed somehow. Yeller poop gives it away!Good luck with it! Generally, contracted tendons straighten out on their own, especially if you work with the calf. You can apply splints (even getting creative with pool noodles), but that's for an extreme case. I've only had a few and gave them a shot of Vitamin B Complex for energy.