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First calf heifer rough deliver
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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 770117" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>Well, if you're not going to fight with her to get her to take him, first off, I'd be planning on selling her as soon as possible. No point in paying to feed her if she isn't doing her job.</p><p></p><p>As far as the calf, you can switch him to regular milk replacer. I like to feed 3 times a day, 2 quarts a feeding, but I know a lot of people just feed 2 quarts 2 times a day and the calves do good enough. Make sure your milk replacer is made from REAL milk, not soy, and is at least 20% protein and 20% fat.</p><p></p><p>You will also want to get a prepared baby calf ration (grain mix) that is around 20% protein and get him started on that. To get him started eating that, just give him a handful in his mouth after every bottle, and leave a bit in his pen. You will have to have him penned separately to feed him his grain. You need to keep him on milk replacer for at least 8 weeks, or until he is eating about 2 lbs of the calf ration a day. Then, keep slowly increasing how much grain he is getting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 770117, member: 2308"] Well, if you're not going to fight with her to get her to take him, first off, I'd be planning on selling her as soon as possible. No point in paying to feed her if she isn't doing her job. As far as the calf, you can switch him to regular milk replacer. I like to feed 3 times a day, 2 quarts a feeding, but I know a lot of people just feed 2 quarts 2 times a day and the calves do good enough. Make sure your milk replacer is made from REAL milk, not soy, and is at least 20% protein and 20% fat. You will also want to get a prepared baby calf ration (grain mix) that is around 20% protein and get him started on that. To get him started eating that, just give him a handful in his mouth after every bottle, and leave a bit in his pen. You will have to have him penned separately to feed him his grain. You need to keep him on milk replacer for at least 8 weeks, or until he is eating about 2 lbs of the calf ration a day. Then, keep slowly increasing how much grain he is getting. [/QUOTE]
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