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Bottle calf - weaning herself...??
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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1677936" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>Doesn't bottle feeding a 4 month old calf seem like overkill to anyone but me? I know people who wean their calves off the the cows at that age. It happens often in drought situations like we are experiencing now in the west. If your calf has access to good grass, I don't think they really need anything more. They won't be as big as a calf that was on the cow or receiving grain, but a 400 pound calf often brings almost as much as a 550 pound one. I had a cow die suddenly from unknown causes last year when her calf was just 17 weeks (4 months old). She had no choice but to remain with the herd on grass, since I figured it would be more stressful to separate and feed her. I doubt feeding her would have penciled out anyway, if you include all the extra time on just one animal. She did fine, but she did wean about 100 pounds behind the herd. Her mom was 15 years old, and her calves the last year or two were somewhat behind the herd average anyway, so that was part of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1677936, member: 9933"] Doesn't bottle feeding a 4 month old calf seem like overkill to anyone but me? I know people who wean their calves off the the cows at that age. It happens often in drought situations like we are experiencing now in the west. If your calf has access to good grass, I don't think they really need anything more. They won't be as big as a calf that was on the cow or receiving grain, but a 400 pound calf often brings almost as much as a 550 pound one. I had a cow die suddenly from unknown causes last year when her calf was just 17 weeks (4 months old). She had no choice but to remain with the herd on grass, since I figured it would be more stressful to separate and feed her. I doubt feeding her would have penciled out anyway, if you include all the extra time on just one animal. She did fine, but she did wean about 100 pounds behind the herd. Her mom was 15 years old, and her calves the last year or two were somewhat behind the herd average anyway, so that was part of it. [/QUOTE]
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