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<blockquote data-quote="donnaIL" data-source="post: 370298" data-attributes="member: 37"><p>From a first time bottle feeder, I would like to add for any newbee's, don't get discouraged...I learned alot from this post...like..</p><p></p><p>- calves will drink 2 gallons of milk replacer a day ...but the two i'm feeding had to work up to that took a couple of weeks.</p><p></p><p></p><p>- Some posts state that calf starter or some sort of feed is given as early as the first week...someone had posted that calves really cannot eat much before 3 weeks....I thought for sure something was wrong as they did not eat.. BUT TODAY our calves are 3 wks 1 day old and are eating grain/calf starter today!!..they have been munching a little hay/grass.</p><p></p><p>Been watching calves on thier momma's for a few years, and they don't eat as early as these...don't know why i didn't put 2 and 2 together...Just anxious to get these bottle babies independent, but growing well. </p><p></p><p>This forum is great information, thanks for everyones input. Donna</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donnaIL, post: 370298, member: 37"] From a first time bottle feeder, I would like to add for any newbee's, don't get discouraged...I learned alot from this post...like.. - calves will drink 2 gallons of milk replacer a day ...but the two i'm feeding had to work up to that took a couple of weeks. - Some posts state that calf starter or some sort of feed is given as early as the first week...someone had posted that calves really cannot eat much before 3 weeks....I thought for sure something was wrong as they did not eat.. BUT TODAY our calves are 3 wks 1 day old and are eating grain/calf starter today!!..they have been munching a little hay/grass. Been watching calves on thier momma's for a few years, and they don't eat as early as these...don't know why i didn't put 2 and 2 together...Just anxious to get these bottle babies independent, but growing well. This forum is great information, thanks for everyones input. Donna [/QUOTE]
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