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CALF WILL NOT SUCK
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<blockquote data-quote="dianab" data-source="post: 210184" data-attributes="member: 1142"><p>Don't know if it will help this late in the game, but I always rub the calf's tongue with my finger. (Put your finger well in, press down and pull it outward.) Might stimulate him to pull with his tongue. Then I rub the calf's back quite briskly over or behind the hips. This is where the cow will lick him to encourage him to nurse. Often when a calf is pushed up to the cow he only worries about fighting the pressure. If you point him in the right direction and rub his back his own instincts kick in. Your's may be old enough now that the initial instinct is no longer there. I have heard of calves that never sucked and had to be tubed until they could be taught to drink from a pail. </p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dianab, post: 210184, member: 1142"] Don't know if it will help this late in the game, but I always rub the calf's tongue with my finger. (Put your finger well in, press down and pull it outward.) Might stimulate him to pull with his tongue. Then I rub the calf's back quite briskly over or behind the hips. This is where the cow will lick him to encourage him to nurse. Often when a calf is pushed up to the cow he only worries about fighting the pressure. If you point him in the right direction and rub his back his own instincts kick in. Your's may be old enough now that the initial instinct is no longer there. I have heard of calves that never sucked and had to be tubed until they could be taught to drink from a pail. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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