Bottle calves and what to do when weaning

[TristianArielle]

So I have 2 bottle calves that are about 5 months old and I just started weaning them off this week and I'm not sure if I'm doing it right ):
I slowly decreased the amount of milk replaced in the bottles but kept the same amount of water until today I was hoping to stop milk all together, and they eat about 2 pounds each of grain everyday, along with they graze of grass and eat hay, is that the right way? And how do I tell if they need to eat more? They always want a bottle during feeding times but I fell like they might just do that cause its routine, please lmk if I'm doing it right

 

[SBMF 2015]

Doesn't sound wrong. We never diluted their bottles, just cut out feedings. No more morning bottle for a couple wks then no more bottles all together. I don't know if that's right, but it's what we've always done.

 

[MurraysMutts]

I usually cut the bottle to once a day, full strength.
2 or 3 weeks while they getting used to the grain. The rumen need to slowly adjust to feed changes.
So far so good.

 

[TCRanch]

Same advise. Never diluted a bottle, just slowly cut back. My bottle calves are generally with the herd so they usually rob off other cows and wean themselves from the bottle. I get them started on cubes pretty early.

This one is called Failure To Launch. Yeah, she's 3.