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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 58044"><p>CA is right about the hotbox...most places would be disasters without them. I've seen them with an overhead heater, and with side air heating as well...as long as it's warm and dry, it works. I worked in Saskatchewan in the winter (10 below was considered a warm day in the winter) and you just didn't see that many cold calves because of hot boxes! The key is that the calf will chill quickly when cold AND wet. Dry them and warm them. I've even used a hair dryer in a pinch to dry them.</p><p></p><p>Getting a source of energy into the calf is also essential. Colostrum is absolutely the best, but even corn syrup on the gums can help. The calf can't warm if the core is cold without energy.</p><p></p><p>And even though I don't post much, I read this fairly frequently...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 58044"] CA is right about the hotbox...most places would be disasters without them. I've seen them with an overhead heater, and with side air heating as well...as long as it's warm and dry, it works. I worked in Saskatchewan in the winter (10 below was considered a warm day in the winter) and you just didn't see that many cold calves because of hot boxes! The key is that the calf will chill quickly when cold AND wet. Dry them and warm them. I've even used a hair dryer in a pinch to dry them. Getting a source of energy into the calf is also essential. Colostrum is absolutely the best, but even corn syrup on the gums can help. The calf can't warm if the core is cold without energy. And even though I don't post much, I read this fairly frequently... [/QUOTE]
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