We have a steer calf named Butters who thinks he is a dog, since we have a Great Dane who spends tons of time with him.
We were feeding 3-4 bottles a day sometimes 5. After seeing him drink out of the water well, we began him on the bucket. While he was still on the bucket, he was eating alpha, hay, and WEEDS. So he's now on calf pelts, with a bottle of milk every week and also eating the alpha, hay and weeds.
I read on one of the convo's about Bottle calves having a potbelly. I was wondering if Butters had one or not.
I was also wondering if feeding him so much when he was younger help encouraged him to eat EVERYTHING? and how do we tell when it becomes a problem
I'll add a couple of pictures of Butters so I can get your opinions on his belly
We were feeding 3-4 bottles a day sometimes 5. After seeing him drink out of the water well, we began him on the bucket. While he was still on the bucket, he was eating alpha, hay, and WEEDS. So he's now on calf pelts, with a bottle of milk every week and also eating the alpha, hay and weeds.
I read on one of the convo's about Bottle calves having a potbelly. I was wondering if Butters had one or not.
I was also wondering if feeding him so much when he was younger help encouraged him to eat EVERYTHING? and how do we tell when it becomes a problem
I'll add a couple of pictures of Butters so I can get your opinions on his belly