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<blockquote data-quote="ksmit454" data-source="post: 1800622" data-attributes="member: 39792"><p>Yes calf is for sure hungry and vigorous. As soon as I'd take off the side board to the chute, baby would get right up in there and nurse. I would let him nurse until he was full and walked away. Did that 3 times, once with the ace/oxytocin. I know he's hungry because when I go over to check on him he's standing up and bawling for mama but she just stands in the corner by the gate wanting out. So tonight, gave him a bottle because I honestly don't have the time to mess with a crazy mama. I work full time and am in college part time so I tried as best as I could to get mama to like him. I know some say give it a whole week of trying but she has been showing zero signs the few days we tried. Hey, at least I tried.</p><p></p><p>I figure this is the a best worst case scenario. We could have lost the calf, I thought he was dead when we pulled him. Could have lost the heifer if I wasn't on top of watching her every couple hours. Heifer is going to freezer camp and baby will be bottle fed, casterated soon, and will eventually be grained out like the rest of my steers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ksmit454, post: 1800622, member: 39792"] Yes calf is for sure hungry and vigorous. As soon as I’d take off the side board to the chute, baby would get right up in there and nurse. I would let him nurse until he was full and walked away. Did that 3 times, once with the ace/oxytocin. I know he’s hungry because when I go over to check on him he’s standing up and bawling for mama but she just stands in the corner by the gate wanting out. So tonight, gave him a bottle because I honestly don’t have the time to mess with a crazy mama. I work full time and am in college part time so I tried as best as I could to get mama to like him. I know some say give it a whole week of trying but she has been showing zero signs the few days we tried. Hey, at least I tried. I figure this is the a best worst case scenario. We could have lost the calf, I thought he was dead when we pulled him. Could have lost the heifer if I wasn’t on top of watching her every couple hours. Heifer is going to freezer camp and baby will be bottle fed, casterated soon, and will eventually be grained out like the rest of my steers. [/QUOTE]
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