ourhouse51
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Okay, momma always saod there was no stupid question except the one you kept wondering about and wouldn't ask, so here goes...
We have 2 calves, purchased the first one as a bottle baby and the other one weaned. They have grown well with no problems. Both weigh around 350-400 pounds. They are pastured with good grass and get fed pellets daily. We have had no problem with them.
Enter the chickens....I have had a small flock (8-10) chickens who have a coop the calves can't get near. But when I decided to increase the flock, the coop is in the same area as the calves. The calves have discovered they like to go into the coop and eat all the chick starter. They have now developed loose light colored stool. This is the only difference I see in their diet and routine.
Am I way off here or is the access into the chicken coop a problem? And other than the loose stool, what other problems might I run across?
I have been around cattle all my life (dad was a rancher) but mom's chickens were never allowed to free range like mine do...(maybe I know why now!)
We have 2 calves, purchased the first one as a bottle baby and the other one weaned. They have grown well with no problems. Both weigh around 350-400 pounds. They are pastured with good grass and get fed pellets daily. We have had no problem with them.
Enter the chickens....I have had a small flock (8-10) chickens who have a coop the calves can't get near. But when I decided to increase the flock, the coop is in the same area as the calves. The calves have discovered they like to go into the coop and eat all the chick starter. They have now developed loose light colored stool. This is the only difference I see in their diet and routine.
Am I way off here or is the access into the chicken coop a problem? And other than the loose stool, what other problems might I run across?
I have been around cattle all my life (dad was a rancher) but mom's chickens were never allowed to free range like mine do...(maybe I know why now!)