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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 14096"><p>With that quantity of calf starter, good hay and fresh water she should be fine to wean, but we usaully fed replacer till they were 8 weeks and were eating 2 pounds of replacer a day. Concerning the growth issue, unless you have actaully weighed her or taped her, she may be fooling you as to how much weight she has gained. When you see a calf everyday or several times a day you can't accurately judge their growth. Some calves are slower growning then others. Either way her or tape her once a week for a couple of weeks and you'll probably see a difference. Although a cattle weighing tape is habdy, a tailors measuring tape will work for reference.</p><p></p><p>dunmovin farms</p><p></p><p>> I had posted a question about this</p><p>> calf not wanting to take bottle</p><p>> when we got her at 10 days old,</p><p>> she is 6 wks now & doing fine.</p><p>> My question this time is, at only</p><p>> 6 wks, even though she is eating</p><p>> over 2 lbs of calf starter grain a</p><p>> day, should I keep giving her</p><p>> bottles or is she okay to wean. I</p><p>> thought I'd keep giving her</p><p>> bottles cause she doesn't seem to</p><p>> be putting on any weight. How long</p><p>> til she should be showing an</p><p>> increase in weight? Also, she is</p><p>> kept in a stall about 8'x20', I</p><p>> let her out one time and she</p><p>> walked right through a five strand</p><p>> fence, I let kids tie her out on</p><p>> rope about 15' long everyday so</p><p>> they can clean stall and groom her</p><p>> and such, but does she need to be</p><p>> in bigger pen so she can get some</p><p>> excercise or for any other</p><p>> reasons?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 14096"] With that quantity of calf starter, good hay and fresh water she should be fine to wean, but we usaully fed replacer till they were 8 weeks and were eating 2 pounds of replacer a day. Concerning the growth issue, unless you have actaully weighed her or taped her, she may be fooling you as to how much weight she has gained. When you see a calf everyday or several times a day you can't accurately judge their growth. Some calves are slower growning then others. Either way her or tape her once a week for a couple of weeks and you'll probably see a difference. Although a cattle weighing tape is habdy, a tailors measuring tape will work for reference. dunmovin farms > I had posted a question about this > calf not wanting to take bottle > when we got her at 10 days old, > she is 6 wks now & doing fine. > My question this time is, at only > 6 wks, even though she is eating > over 2 lbs of calf starter grain a > day, should I keep giving her > bottles or is she okay to wean. I > thought I'd keep giving her > bottles cause she doesn't seem to > be putting on any weight. How long > til she should be showing an > increase in weight? Also, she is > kept in a stall about 8'x20', I > let her out one time and she > walked right through a five strand > fence, I let kids tie her out on > rope about 15' long everyday so > they can clean stall and groom her > and such, but does she need to be > in bigger pen so she can get some > excercise or for any other > reasons? [/QUOTE]
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