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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 808573" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Ditto</p><p>And, yes, I sure would get them into the pens for a few hours periodically or they will be very unhappy campers when you try to lock them up. Might feed them a little treat in the pen & let them out after a few hours.</p><p>One thing we all warn newbies about is making sure the calves suck really quick. The calves need the colostrum (new milk) asap. The calves stomach is designed to obsorb the antibodies & nutrition out of the colostrum, but for every hour after birth, their stomach wall starts closing down it's ability to obsorb anything. By 12 hours old, their stomach is only about 25% functioning and by 24 hours old, no obsorption. Not meaning the calf can't utilize feed after that time, just can't obsorb the antibodies & special nutrients in colostrum.</p><p>Always best to have a store bought powder colostrum on hand with a bottle and esophegeal tuber on hand. Unless, you think you could milk out the dam if needed.</p><p>99% of the time we NEVER have to touch a newborn - other than our own designated duties (shots, weight, tags, naval). But, you just need to be aware "sometimes" things don't always go the way mother nature says it should.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 808573, member: 968"] Ditto And, yes, I sure would get them into the pens for a few hours periodically or they will be very unhappy campers when you try to lock them up. Might feed them a little treat in the pen & let them out after a few hours. One thing we all warn newbies about is making sure the calves suck really quick. The calves need the colostrum (new milk) asap. The calves stomach is designed to obsorb the antibodies & nutrition out of the colostrum, but for every hour after birth, their stomach wall starts closing down it's ability to obsorb anything. By 12 hours old, their stomach is only about 25% functioning and by 24 hours old, no obsorption. Not meaning the calf can't utilize feed after that time, just can't obsorb the antibodies & special nutrients in colostrum. Always best to have a store bought powder colostrum on hand with a bottle and esophegeal tuber on hand. Unless, you think you could milk out the dam if needed. 99% of the time we NEVER have to touch a newborn - other than our own designated duties (shots, weight, tags, naval). But, you just need to be aware "sometimes" things don't always go the way mother nature says it should. [/QUOTE]
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