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<blockquote data-quote="Medic24" data-source="post: 74283" data-attributes="member: 1101"><p>Ok, I used to barn them too, but likely at some point if they all share a common pen, you will want to find two pens to work out of, that is to mean, rotate them, leave one pen open, and unused, and disinfected, and 'resting' for at least 4-6 weeks while you use the other one. If you start getting disease issues in there it becomes a real problem because they suck on each other etc, and it can go through them like wild fire, the more you use a single pen, the more likely you build up pathagens, and trouble comes your way, this is not to say that you aren't being careful, even the most sanitary operations have this problem.</p><p></p><p>But, if this is all you have, and you want to keep it, I suggest keeping the feeding stations for each calf several feet apart if at all possible, that is, bottle racks placed apart from each other to keep calves that finish early from trying to suck the ones that are still working on the bottles. maybe even placing a board or other type of seperation divider between them where only one calf at a time can fit into it. I have done that in the past and it works well.</p><p></p><p>My preference is IF you intend to bottle feed calves indefinately, invest in hutches, either home made or commercially made, this is what we have done, and it is by far the best system for us. If we get a sick calf, we treat the sick calf, we are not forced to treat the whole pen as we used to do. Home made hutches can be built for around 40 bucks a piece. Hutches can be disinfected and moved to virgin ground every rotation, and are much healthier all around.</p><p>Good Luck! :cboy:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medic24, post: 74283, member: 1101"] Ok, I used to barn them too, but likely at some point if they all share a common pen, you will want to find two pens to work out of, that is to mean, rotate them, leave one pen open, and unused, and disinfected, and 'resting' for at least 4-6 weeks while you use the other one. If you start getting disease issues in there it becomes a real problem because they suck on each other etc, and it can go through them like wild fire, the more you use a single pen, the more likely you build up pathagens, and trouble comes your way, this is not to say that you aren't being careful, even the most sanitary operations have this problem. But, if this is all you have, and you want to keep it, I suggest keeping the feeding stations for each calf several feet apart if at all possible, that is, bottle racks placed apart from each other to keep calves that finish early from trying to suck the ones that are still working on the bottles. maybe even placing a board or other type of seperation divider between them where only one calf at a time can fit into it. I have done that in the past and it works well. My preference is IF you intend to bottle feed calves indefinately, invest in hutches, either home made or commercially made, this is what we have done, and it is by far the best system for us. If we get a sick calf, we treat the sick calf, we are not forced to treat the whole pen as we used to do. Home made hutches can be built for around 40 bucks a piece. Hutches can be disinfected and moved to virgin ground every rotation, and are much healthier all around. Good Luck! :cboy: [/QUOTE]
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