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<blockquote data-quote="Suzie Q" data-source="post: 771172" data-attributes="member: 14334"><p>That is not what I meant RICHARDL.</p><p></p><p>He has already spent more time with the calf than if he had learned how to fix the problem in the first place. He has spent more money on the calf than if he had learned how to fix the problem in the first place.</p><p></p><p>In the beginning the calf probably would have only had to be put on once. Maybe twice a day for a day or two. Now, the calf only has to be fed twice a day. That is 12 hours apart. Most people who work are home say 6am in the morning and 6pm at night.</p><p></p><p>Even knowing he had a problem and asking for 'free advice' he did the exact opposite to what he was told. He did not sought paid advice.</p><p></p><p>He never contacted a vet or a neighbour or anyone within cooee to come and help him.</p><p></p><p>He will now or very soon have a dry cow, so will probably ship her and will lose an animal which probably would not have had a problem in the future. </p><p></p><p>He will now have to feed the calf and as I said I do it on the cow twice a day for 6 months. Others as randiliana said don't use the cow but then start them on other feed. Whatever he will still have to be fed at least once if not twice a day. That will cost both time and money.</p><p></p><p>What I said was it is a lifestyle choice. If you choose to have animals then you choose to look after them for what is best for them. Not for you. You come to the best compromise you can. Ignorance is not really an excuse. There are a lot of books and a lot of people willing to help. But you can only help people who want to be helped.</p><p></p><p>I found out how to do all this before I needed to. I had mentors who I followed their every word. They had me buy dairy cows and taught me how to put on calves that did not belong to them with their own calves, which is much harder. Later when we had a problem I had to put calves on cows that were not their own with no calf of their own. Again harder, but because I had already learned I coped, and I am just a girl who yes works, but has an open mind and learns all she can.</p><p></p><p>As I said it was my choice, so that is what I chose to do. It is up to everyone to decide if they have the animals best interest foremost. It is not the animals choice. You are the one in control and responsible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Suzie Q, post: 771172, member: 14334"] That is not what I meant RICHARDL. He has already spent more time with the calf than if he had learned how to fix the problem in the first place. He has spent more money on the calf than if he had learned how to fix the problem in the first place. In the beginning the calf probably would have only had to be put on once. Maybe twice a day for a day or two. Now, the calf only has to be fed twice a day. That is 12 hours apart. Most people who work are home say 6am in the morning and 6pm at night. Even knowing he had a problem and asking for 'free advice' he did the exact opposite to what he was told. He did not sought paid advice. He never contacted a vet or a neighbour or anyone within cooee to come and help him. He will now or very soon have a dry cow, so will probably ship her and will lose an animal which probably would not have had a problem in the future. He will now have to feed the calf and as I said I do it on the cow twice a day for 6 months. Others as randiliana said don't use the cow but then start them on other feed. Whatever he will still have to be fed at least once if not twice a day. That will cost both time and money. What I said was it is a lifestyle choice. If you choose to have animals then you choose to look after them for what is best for them. Not for you. You come to the best compromise you can. Ignorance is not really an excuse. There are a lot of books and a lot of people willing to help. But you can only help people who want to be helped. I found out how to do all this before I needed to. I had mentors who I followed their every word. They had me buy dairy cows and taught me how to put on calves that did not belong to them with their own calves, which is much harder. Later when we had a problem I had to put calves on cows that were not their own with no calf of their own. Again harder, but because I had already learned I coped, and I am just a girl who yes works, but has an open mind and learns all she can. As I said it was my choice, so that is what I chose to do. It is up to everyone to decide if they have the animals best interest foremost. It is not the animals choice. You are the one in control and responsible. [/QUOTE]
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