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<blockquote data-quote="Victoria" data-source="post: 137404" data-attributes="member: 1258"><p>I agree with the other two comments. Some people with orphans don't give them good enough quality milk, don't keep them on milk long enough and don't give them the care that is required to produce a healthy calf. A calf that is left in a stall with no contact other than a bottle shoved through the slats won't do well even if the feeding program is right.</p><p>I was really proud of my bottle baby this year. She is on her second calf and had one of our biggest heifers - 668 pounds. She is a Charolais/Angus/Hereford cross and is not our largest cow (the Hereford really comes out in her) and was bred Angus. So orphans can grow up to do great things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victoria, post: 137404, member: 1258"] I agree with the other two comments. Some people with orphans don't give them good enough quality milk, don't keep them on milk long enough and don't give them the care that is required to produce a healthy calf. A calf that is left in a stall with no contact other than a bottle shoved through the slats won't do well even if the feeding program is right. I was really proud of my bottle baby this year. She is on her second calf and had one of our biggest heifers - 668 pounds. She is a Charolais/Angus/Hereford cross and is not our largest cow (the Hereford really comes out in her) and was bred Angus. So orphans can grow up to do great things. [/QUOTE]
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