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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 577863" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Yes, 2 quarts twice a day, and usually just a touch under the recommended amount of powder (closer to 7oz than 8oz). I prefer not to increase the amount of milk as they grow, but rather to get them eating grain and hay so they can be weaned. JMO.</p><p></p><p>Holsteins are thin, period, being a dairy breed, but there's a difference between normal-thin and starving. Ideally you can feel the ribs, spine, hipbones, but cannot see ribs or spine easily. Hipbones will be visible -but not abnormally so- just because they're a dairy breed. Keep in mind that b/c they've been sick they'll be a little thinner than ideal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 577863, member: 852"] Yes, 2 quarts twice a day, and usually just a touch under the recommended amount of powder (closer to 7oz than 8oz). I prefer not to increase the amount of milk as they grow, but rather to get them eating grain and hay so they can be weaned. JMO. Holsteins are thin, period, being a dairy breed, but there's a difference between normal-thin and starving. Ideally you can feel the ribs, spine, hipbones, but cannot see ribs or spine easily. Hipbones will be visible -but not abnormally so- just because they're a dairy breed. Keep in mind that b/c they've been sick they'll be a little thinner than ideal. [/QUOTE]
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