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<blockquote data-quote="concernedhand" data-source="post: 905752" data-attributes="member: 18212"><p>Here's one, i got my first calf and when we weighed her, she was about 30lbs. We were told she was 2 weeks old..... im willing to bet she was 3 days old at most. She was thin and knuckled and still had the umbilical dried string thing hanging off of her.. We worked the knuckle out of her and she walks fine now, eats like a cow too. For the first 2 weeks i was giving her 2qts powder milk mix in the morning and 2qts @ night, keeping hay and grain avail 24hrs a day. When she was finally able to walk right, we started to let her out to pasture. I've seen her eating some hay and some grass out there. Ive also seen her drink some water too. I've had her 3 weeks now, and have taken her ration of milk to 2qts every evening, keeping the grain and hay avail at night when she's in the pen. (no mom, no donkey, dont want anything to snag her). We weighed her in just a day ago, and she's @ 80lbs. But to me, she still looks a bit thin, not pot bellied or anything, but just thin.</p><p></p><p>Did i cut her milk too soon? Should i make the grain avail during the day? (going to be hard, the other cows will eat that before she can make it to the trough) I want her to interact with the other cows as much as possible, but i want to make sure she gets what she needs to. </p><p></p><p>We've only had scours once, and that was when we first gave her the formula, she's been good since. Also, since this is my first, any idea what vaccinations i should give her? we are in florida and she's a beef calf. Any input would be hugely appreciated!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="concernedhand, post: 905752, member: 18212"] Here's one, i got my first calf and when we weighed her, she was about 30lbs. We were told she was 2 weeks old..... im willing to bet she was 3 days old at most. She was thin and knuckled and still had the umbilical dried string thing hanging off of her.. We worked the knuckle out of her and she walks fine now, eats like a cow too. For the first 2 weeks i was giving her 2qts powder milk mix in the morning and 2qts @ night, keeping hay and grain avail 24hrs a day. When she was finally able to walk right, we started to let her out to pasture. I've seen her eating some hay and some grass out there. Ive also seen her drink some water too. I've had her 3 weeks now, and have taken her ration of milk to 2qts every evening, keeping the grain and hay avail at night when she's in the pen. (no mom, no donkey, dont want anything to snag her). We weighed her in just a day ago, and she's @ 80lbs. But to me, she still looks a bit thin, not pot bellied or anything, but just thin. Did i cut her milk too soon? Should i make the grain avail during the day? (going to be hard, the other cows will eat that before she can make it to the trough) I want her to interact with the other cows as much as possible, but i want to make sure she gets what she needs to. We've only had scours once, and that was when we first gave her the formula, she's been good since. Also, since this is my first, any idea what vaccinations i should give her? we are in florida and she's a beef calf. Any input would be hugely appreciated! [/QUOTE]
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