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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1822371" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>[USER=41451]@Hogfarmer10[/USER] ; If it is on the bottle... couple of things... first off, hold the bottle LOWER so that it is more in line like they would go under a cow and their head angled up... that makes the pathway to the lungs close properly. That is the number one mistake that so many make feeding calves on a bottle... </p><p>on a cow they are almost "ewe necked" when sucking the cow... </p><p>Second, if you have made the hole (X) in the nipple bigger, the milk is coming too fast... and we have ALL done that... </p><p>If possible, get the lamb nipple to go on the end of the bottle... they make them... the nipples are actually better shaped..and closer to many cows teat size.... and they HAVE to drink a little slower... PITA for the feeding person... but they will swallow the milk better down into the calf's stomach and not going into the lungs...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1822371, member: 25884"] [USER=41451]@Hogfarmer10[/USER] ; If it is on the bottle... couple of things... first off, hold the bottle LOWER so that it is more in line like they would go under a cow and their head angled up... that makes the pathway to the lungs close properly. That is the number one mistake that so many make feeding calves on a bottle... on a cow they are almost "ewe necked" when sucking the cow... Second, if you have made the hole (X) in the nipple bigger, the milk is coming too fast... and we have ALL done that... If possible, get the lamb nipple to go on the end of the bottle... they make them... the nipples are actually better shaped..and closer to many cows teat size.... and they HAVE to drink a little slower... PITA for the feeding person... but they will swallow the milk better down into the calf's stomach and not going into the lungs... [/QUOTE]
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