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<blockquote data-quote="greggy" data-source="post: 1574546" data-attributes="member: 38479"><p>is this always the case ?</p><p></p><p>I have 2 I feed, and I would consider they have always had loose stools, when I cut the milk and give more hay & dry pellet, it hardens to be like small version of a normal pat, re introduce the milk, which is a top quality calf milk replacer, and viola, loose stools again, on both...</p><p></p><p>Apart from that, they run around like mad if let out, eat various grasses, clover, any hay.</p><p></p><p>They eat normal, they will eat pretty well & could be weaned, but at a bit over 2 months or so, I would like them to get a bit more from milk prob for another 4 weeks or so, I could put the powder into a feed mix I make, they do not seem to be too thrilled if put onto pellets, well not a few weeks ago anyway.</p><p></p><p>I am no expert, but it would seem to me that loose stool is also tied to the amount of moisture (water) intake as well, I have a few milk feeders, the delivery speed varies, but I am thinking it is volume, not how quick.</p><p></p><p>I suppose it also could be the milk replacer brand, or, it could be that they were fed completely different from birth, I think they were a week or 2 already.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, interested in your and others feedback, I have seen stools where things were getting to the critical end, neither of these 2 show or have not shown any signs of not being healthy and hydrated, skin bounces back straight away too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greggy, post: 1574546, member: 38479"] is this always the case ? I have 2 I feed, and I would consider they have always had loose stools, when I cut the milk and give more hay & dry pellet, it hardens to be like small version of a normal pat, re introduce the milk, which is a top quality calf milk replacer, and viola, loose stools again, on both... Apart from that, they run around like mad if let out, eat various grasses, clover, any hay. They eat normal, they will eat pretty well & could be weaned, but at a bit over 2 months or so, I would like them to get a bit more from milk prob for another 4 weeks or so, I could put the powder into a feed mix I make, they do not seem to be too thrilled if put onto pellets, well not a few weeks ago anyway. I am no expert, but it would seem to me that loose stool is also tied to the amount of moisture (water) intake as well, I have a few milk feeders, the delivery speed varies, but I am thinking it is volume, not how quick. I suppose it also could be the milk replacer brand, or, it could be that they were fed completely different from birth, I think they were a week or 2 already. Anyway, interested in your and others feedback, I have seen stools where things were getting to the critical end, neither of these 2 show or have not shown any signs of not being healthy and hydrated, skin bounces back straight away too. [/QUOTE]
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