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Bottle calf....When to start weaning?
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<blockquote data-quote="SPH" data-source="post: 1461415" data-attributes="member: 20580"><p>We'll put out a pan of feed when the calf starts to show interest in something other than the bottle and once they show they are consistently eating that we'll cut back on the bottles. Three months is about right probably, you'll know when they are ready if you are offering something other than the bottle to them. We usually try to find a 4-H kid looking for a bottle calf project whenever we have a bottle calf as it's nice not to have the hassle that comes with a bottle calf. If its a heifer calf we usually retain ownership which benefits both us and the kid as some of these bottle calves can get pricey for the kids to buy and also gives us the option to keep the heifer too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPH, post: 1461415, member: 20580"] We'll put out a pan of feed when the calf starts to show interest in something other than the bottle and once they show they are consistently eating that we'll cut back on the bottles. Three months is about right probably, you'll know when they are ready if you are offering something other than the bottle to them. We usually try to find a 4-H kid looking for a bottle calf project whenever we have a bottle calf as it's nice not to have the hassle that comes with a bottle calf. If its a heifer calf we usually retain ownership which benefits both us and the kid as some of these bottle calves can get pricey for the kids to buy and also gives us the option to keep the heifer too. [/QUOTE]
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