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<blockquote data-quote="clayman" data-source="post: 1002691" data-attributes="member: 20319"><p>I just bought a set of twin heifers the previous owner would not sell them seperate I supose to keep them happy, they stayed on their momma for 10 days. Now I come from a farm family but never had the time to raise bottle calves till now so I am a green horn for sure. I will say I have used the forum archives for research on my many issues and really need to thank you all for tons of info which leads me to my reason for posting. I got these girls home and I knew it would take some time for them to get hungry and take to a bottle but omg 1-2-3 days went by with me stratling the twins forcing at least a little milk down they would not suckle but were eating starter grain and drinking fresh water. Finally on day 4 I got one of them to suckle from then on she has been a milk vacum the other one not so. out of desperation I made up some electolite and within minites she was sucking it down so reached over and grabed her milk bottle and she took off drank the whole thing down, the next feeding she wouldn't suckle again so now I give her a little juice (electrolite) first to clear her throat and have started sleeping again. this make 6 bottle calfs this year and these two by far have been the hardest to bottle train so far. I couldn't have done it with out reading about all the tricks. For all the other green horns out there don't give up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="clayman, post: 1002691, member: 20319"] I just bought a set of twin heifers the previous owner would not sell them seperate I supose to keep them happy, they stayed on their momma for 10 days. Now I come from a farm family but never had the time to raise bottle calves till now so I am a green horn for sure. I will say I have used the forum archives for research on my many issues and really need to thank you all for tons of info which leads me to my reason for posting. I got these girls home and I knew it would take some time for them to get hungry and take to a bottle but omg 1-2-3 days went by with me stratling the twins forcing at least a little milk down they would not suckle but were eating starter grain and drinking fresh water. Finally on day 4 I got one of them to suckle from then on she has been a milk vacum the other one not so. out of desperation I made up some electolite and within minites she was sucking it down so reached over and grabed her milk bottle and she took off drank the whole thing down, the next feeding she wouldn't suckle again so now I give her a little juice (electrolite) first to clear her throat and have started sleeping again. this make 6 bottle calfs this year and these two by far have been the hardest to bottle train so far. I couldn't have done it with out reading about all the tricks. For all the other green horns out there don't give up. [/QUOTE]
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