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<blockquote data-quote="Alice" data-source="post: 727934" data-attributes="member: 3873"><p>I wish to goodness I'd had luck with concrete...'cause I might be crazy enough to try raising holstein bull calves again. Being able to disinfect would make a huge difference. It's just that the few we did try on concrete died quick. Somehow those little creatures could make their way to the concrete floor. Probably didn't use enough bedding, I dunno, but it was like the cold of the concrete leached its way thru and pneumonia set up every time.</p><p></p><p>'Course we lost them raising them on dirt...and once that dirt got fouled with all the diseases and such, I couldn't dig out enough dirt. I moved hutches constantly until there really wasn't much place to set them, unless I wanted to take them into the back 40, which would have been impractical.</p><p></p><p>Then, there's the FACT that buying holstein bull calves at auction is a prescription for disaster, at least around here. Dairymen grab those calves the minute they hit the ground and put them on the trailer to go to the sale. Forget about colostrum... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> </p><p></p><p>Just my opinion...</p><p></p><p>Alice</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alice, post: 727934, member: 3873"] I wish to goodness I'd had luck with concrete...'cause I might be crazy enough to try raising holstein bull calves again. Being able to disinfect would make a huge difference. It's just that the few we did try on concrete died quick. Somehow those little creatures could make their way to the concrete floor. Probably didn't use enough bedding, I dunno, but it was like the cold of the concrete leached its way thru and pneumonia set up every time. 'Course we lost them raising them on dirt...and once that dirt got fouled with all the diseases and such, I couldn't dig out enough dirt. I moved hutches constantly until there really wasn't much place to set them, unless I wanted to take them into the back 40, which would have been impractical. Then, there's the FACT that buying holstein bull calves at auction is a prescription for disaster, at least around here. Dairymen grab those calves the minute they hit the ground and put them on the trailer to go to the sale. Forget about colostrum... :mad: Just my opinion... Alice [/QUOTE]
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