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Calf bottle 2 qt/3qt?
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<blockquote data-quote="MurraysMutts" data-source="post: 1651645" data-attributes="member: 39373"><p>Very nice. Thanks guys!</p><p>This is the first time I've tried the calf manna. My hopes were that it would encourage him to start eating feed faster. It smells great! He is only a couple weeks old. He does nibble on it after his bottle. Every calf I've had b4 wouldnt touch feed. Only if fed by hand. My goal this time is to NOT do that. I dont want him thinking that's the only place he gets fed. I do have a good calf starter on hand already. He doesnt eat much. So far just a cup every 2 days or so. But I keep it in front of him. Tonight he really went to town on it after his bottle. Maybe I'll give him a couple more days and start him on the real feed with some manna top dressing and see how it goes.</p><p>The milk I'm feeding is nearly double in price of the cheap soy based crap that always causes problems. But its what's readily available around here.</p><p>I dont really have a plan for this calf. But I have an interest in growing him to the best of his potential. Kind of an experience/experiment if u will.</p><p>He may just end up in my freezer. Idk.</p><p>May be a future herd bull. May just sell him later.</p><p></p><p>I've always heard a hungry bottle calf is a healthy bottle calf.</p><p></p><p>I may just continue on with 2 qt bottles and see how his feed consumption does. If hes full with 3 qt bottles I'm afraid he wont want feed at all.</p><p></p><p>O! Hes in a 8x16 pen with a shelter right now. May keep him in it for a while. Til his feed consumption comes up. I have a 30x30 pen for him for later.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MurraysMutts, post: 1651645, member: 39373"] Very nice. Thanks guys! This is the first time I've tried the calf manna. My hopes were that it would encourage him to start eating feed faster. It smells great! He is only a couple weeks old. He does nibble on it after his bottle. Every calf I've had b4 wouldnt touch feed. Only if fed by hand. My goal this time is to NOT do that. I dont want him thinking that's the only place he gets fed. I do have a good calf starter on hand already. He doesnt eat much. So far just a cup every 2 days or so. But I keep it in front of him. Tonight he really went to town on it after his bottle. Maybe I'll give him a couple more days and start him on the real feed with some manna top dressing and see how it goes. The milk I'm feeding is nearly double in price of the cheap soy based crap that always causes problems. But its what's readily available around here. I dont really have a plan for this calf. But I have an interest in growing him to the best of his potential. Kind of an experience/experiment if u will. He may just end up in my freezer. Idk. May be a future herd bull. May just sell him later. I've always heard a hungry bottle calf is a healthy bottle calf. I may just continue on with 2 qt bottles and see how his feed consumption does. If hes full with 3 qt bottles I'm afraid he wont want feed at all. O! Hes in a 8x16 pen with a shelter right now. May keep him in it for a while. Til his feed consumption comes up. I have a 30x30 pen for him for later. [/QUOTE]
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