holly heifer
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Wonderful photos! :tiphat:
Toby L.":ydids20l said:dun":ydids20l said:Toby L.":ydids20l said:I would stick with milk replacer. Your feed store should have it in 25 pd. bags, if you think that your going to rasie this calf from a bottle it would be cheaper getting a 50 pd. bag. It should be around $50, a lot cheaper then milk from the store, and theres a lot more nutrients in it that a growing calf needs. There will be recommendations on the bag on how much you should be feeding a newborn calf, I think there all a little different.
Quality milk replacer that is made of milk and not soy will run closer to 75 bucks then 50.
Still cheaper then buying it from the store, I would hope.
holly heifer":1g3o8zo0 said:Wonderful photos! :tiphat:
Toby L.":1g3o8zo0 said:dun":1g3o8zo0 said:Toby L.":1g3o8zo0 said:I would stick with milk replacer. Your feed store should have it in 25 pd. bags, if you think that your going to rasie this calf from a bottle it would be cheaper getting a 50 pd. bag. It should be around $50, a lot cheaper then milk from the store, and theres a lot more nutrients in it that a growing calf needs. There will be recommendations on the bag on how much you should be feeding a newborn calf, I think there all a little different.
Quality milk replacer that is made of milk and not soy will run closer to 75 bucks then 50.
Still cheaper then buying it from the store, I would hope.
hillsdown":3sk1qduc said:If that little girl is 90 lbs she will need at least 3 pints twice a day ,she can probably handle 4 pints. I would start her on a small bag of calf starter milk replacer it is higher than 20-20-20 and is good for them for the first two weeks ,you can get it from your vet. Then if mom is better you can try her back on her, if not get the 20-20-20 all milk replacer and you can feed her or supplement her while she is on mom if mom doesn't have enough milk.
greatgerts":rdgcq2rn said:Any status on the cow? Has she gotten up yet?
Keren":9r6d6ig0 said:I agree Bez, she needs to get up.
And I've never seen it done on a cow lying, either. All ours have been done with the cow standing in the crush.
VtMapleGal":85krts8y said:Is she going to the bathroom?
Jeanne - Simme Valley":1m7y6fxd said:Did she "walk" into the vets office prior to the surgery? If she did, it sure seems strange that she can't get up now.
How did they manage to "load" her onto your trailer? That must have been a job.
cowgirl_up_47":3ptvjdg7 said:She fell on the way there and didn't get up after that.
Jeanne - Simme Valley":2sniqxhq said:So how is she doing?