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cow died, calf wont take bottle
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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 59519" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>With the bottle calves I get from the nearby dairy I usually keep them on a bottle for about a week, and then break them to the bucket. </p><p></p><p>My nurse cow died last week and left me with four orphan calves, all around a month old, one had never had a bottle before, the other three had only been fed colostrum from a bottle for their first two feedings before going to the cow. It took a day or two, but they all learned to drink from a bottle, and they'll be going to a bucket soon.</p><p></p><p>It just takes patience. Usually if you back the calf into a corner and/or straddle its neck, you can put the nipple into its mouth quite easily, and then if you put your other hand under his jaw to help support him and keep the nipple in place...the calf should figure it out pretty quick. Should. There's always those ones that don't want anything to do with the bottle. Where he's had colostrum and milk he'll be OK if he misses one feeding.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 59519, member: 852"] With the bottle calves I get from the nearby dairy I usually keep them on a bottle for about a week, and then break them to the bucket. My nurse cow died last week and left me with four orphan calves, all around a month old, one had never had a bottle before, the other three had only been fed colostrum from a bottle for their first two feedings before going to the cow. It took a day or two, but they all learned to drink from a bottle, and they'll be going to a bucket soon. It just takes patience. Usually if you back the calf into a corner and/or straddle its neck, you can put the nipple into its mouth quite easily, and then if you put your other hand under his jaw to help support him and keep the nipple in place...the calf should figure it out pretty quick. Should. There's always those ones that don't want anything to do with the bottle. Where he's had colostrum and milk he'll be OK if he misses one feeding. [/QUOTE]
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