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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 17203"><p>> I know this has been discussed</p><p>> here before but I can't find the</p><p>> information in the archives.</p><p></p><p>> Here is my tale of woe. We have a</p><p>> calf drop last week that evidently</p><p>> became separated from it's momma.</p><p>> We also don't have our cow's</p><p>> tagged and became confused on who</p><p>> the mamma is since they are all</p><p>> calving now. Anyway, we finally</p><p>> got the right one up and have been</p><p>> putting her in the headshoot and</p><p>> letting the calf nurse the past</p><p>> three days but so far there is no</p><p>> bonding between the two and the</p><p>> cow is figuring out the routine of</p><p>> running her in the headshoot as is</p><p>> getting to be a job to get her in</p><p>> it.The mamma is not rejecting her</p><p>> but neither are nurturing each</p><p>> other. I work outside the farm and</p><p>> cannot help my wife during the</p><p>> day.</p><p></p><p>> Question? If this turns into a</p><p>> bottle calf, how long does she</p><p>> suck the bottle and what the heck</p><p>> do I need to watch for?</p><p></p><p>> Thanks,</p><p></p><p>Any orphaned calves that we get from time to time are fed using a teat with a tube through the fence into a bucket.To start off with we use a bottle but this gets tiresome and we go to the above mentioned method. We always use a couple of eggs in each bucket of milk,we give them about a litre and a half four times a day for the first week to two weeks. We gradually introduce them to a grain mix after about a month. Take note whether they scour and adjust the amount of milk accordingly. We have never lost a calf in many years of feeding orphans. Never let the calf have grain before their milk. We have been using a milk powder with rumensin in it. It has been wonderful,our calves never look like the usual bucket reared calf with a pot gut. One of our successful Brahman show bulls is a bucket reared candidate,he is well grown and no one is any the wiser. Best of luck Colin</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:colin.chevalley@bigpond.com.au">colin.chevalley@bigpond.com.au</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 17203"] > I know this has been discussed > here before but I can't find the > information in the archives. > Here is my tale of woe. We have a > calf drop last week that evidently > became separated from it's momma. > We also don't have our cow's > tagged and became confused on who > the mamma is since they are all > calving now. Anyway, we finally > got the right one up and have been > putting her in the headshoot and > letting the calf nurse the past > three days but so far there is no > bonding between the two and the > cow is figuring out the routine of > running her in the headshoot as is > getting to be a job to get her in > it.The mamma is not rejecting her > but neither are nurturing each > other. I work outside the farm and > cannot help my wife during the > day. > Question? If this turns into a > bottle calf, how long does she > suck the bottle and what the heck > do I need to watch for? > Thanks, Any orphaned calves that we get from time to time are fed using a teat with a tube through the fence into a bucket.To start off with we use a bottle but this gets tiresome and we go to the above mentioned method. We always use a couple of eggs in each bucket of milk,we give them about a litre and a half four times a day for the first week to two weeks. We gradually introduce them to a grain mix after about a month. Take note whether they scour and adjust the amount of milk accordingly. We have never lost a calf in many years of feeding orphans. Never let the calf have grain before their milk. We have been using a milk powder with rumensin in it. It has been wonderful,our calves never look like the usual bucket reared calf with a pot gut. One of our successful Brahman show bulls is a bucket reared candidate,he is well grown and no one is any the wiser. Best of luck Colin [email=colin.chevalley@bigpond.com.au]colin.chevalley@bigpond.com.au[/email] [/QUOTE]
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