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CALF NOT TAKING BOTTLE
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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 189759" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>Here are a few tips;</p><p></p><p>1. Use a smaller softer nipple. I like the soft brown ones that fit on a pop bottle.</p><p></p><p>2. Stand(or kneel if it is laying down) over the calf's shoulders facing forward. This will simulate the calf having it's head under the cow. As well you can control it a bit better. The calf will be more likely to suck if it is standing though.</p><p></p><p>3. Tube it for 2-4 days (which you have already done) and then leave it overnight without feeding it. It should be hungry enough in the morning!! We use this trick when we have a calf that won't suck the cow. They almost always figure it out. But they have to be strong enough to go all night without a feed first. </p><p></p><p>4. Wiggle the nipple around in it's mouth. Sometimes almost pulling the nipple out of the calf's mouth will trigger something in the calf's mind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 189759, member: 2308"] Here are a few tips; 1. Use a smaller softer nipple. I like the soft brown ones that fit on a pop bottle. 2. Stand(or kneel if it is laying down) over the calf's shoulders facing forward. This will simulate the calf having it's head under the cow. As well you can control it a bit better. The calf will be more likely to suck if it is standing though. 3. Tube it for 2-4 days (which you have already done) and then leave it overnight without feeding it. It should be hungry enough in the morning!! We use this trick when we have a calf that won't suck the cow. They almost always figure it out. But they have to be strong enough to go all night without a feed first. 4. Wiggle the nipple around in it's mouth. Sometimes almost pulling the nipple out of the calf's mouth will trigger something in the calf's mind. [/QUOTE]
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