randiliana
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At the moment, we have 5 orphans. 1 twin, 1 off a cow with no milk, 1 off a wild heifer with no milk, and 1 that was injured when we pulled it. The fifth is still on mama, but will be coming off by the end of the month when mama goes to town. Anyways, all calves are doing well, and the four on the bottle are eating well they are getting 1 1/2 L/3 times a day,which works out to just over 1 gal per day.
Just wondering what sort of protien they need in a calf ration. I'm thinking that they need fairly high protien, and we can get an 18% dairy calf starter from our coop. There are others out there that range from 13% - 21%. I am leery of using the lower end stuff, and wonder if they really need the higher end stuff? So far, the best price is on the stuff we can get from our coop. So what do you more experienced calf raisers have to say??
Just wondering what sort of protien they need in a calf ration. I'm thinking that they need fairly high protien, and we can get an 18% dairy calf starter from our coop. There are others out there that range from 13% - 21%. I am leery of using the lower end stuff, and wonder if they really need the higher end stuff? So far, the best price is on the stuff we can get from our coop. So what do you more experienced calf raisers have to say??