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Calf will not drink!
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<blockquote data-quote="olerustyplow" data-source="post: 135961" data-attributes="member: 2614"><p>I took on a 6 week old twin calf from a dairy farmer friend of mine. She is very, very small for her age. She has what I would call a bulldog jaw, her bottom jaw sticks out a little more than her top jaw. My problem is that she will not drink unless I have my finger in her mouth! It is so fustrating. I will try to pull my finger out and she raises her head and bawls and looks for me. If I just leave the milk and leave, so goes and eats pellets. She eats about 1 lb pellets a day, and I am feeding her 1-1.5 gallons of milk a day. I can't figure out if she has a physical problem drinking or if when the egg split she didn't get any smart genes. Has anyone ever had this problem before? I am tempted to wean her cause she eats a lot of pellets for her size, but I am worried she doesnt know how to drink at all.</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p>olerustyplow</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="olerustyplow, post: 135961, member: 2614"] I took on a 6 week old twin calf from a dairy farmer friend of mine. She is very, very small for her age. She has what I would call a bulldog jaw, her bottom jaw sticks out a little more than her top jaw. My problem is that she will not drink unless I have my finger in her mouth! It is so fustrating. I will try to pull my finger out and she raises her head and bawls and looks for me. If I just leave the milk and leave, so goes and eats pellets. She eats about 1 lb pellets a day, and I am feeding her 1-1.5 gallons of milk a day. I can't figure out if she has a physical problem drinking or if when the egg split she didn't get any smart genes. Has anyone ever had this problem before? I am tempted to wean her cause she eats a lot of pellets for her size, but I am worried she doesnt know how to drink at all. Thanks olerustyplow [/QUOTE]
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