i have one that i am having to tube right now too... i have had to tube more calves this year too... maybe the cold wet weather, i dont know... this one i am tubing now has been sick.. given antibiotics, but i dont think the little girl knows how to suck... i am not sure.. it is most discouraging though... all i can say is hang in there as long as you can and good luck.. as long as he is alive there is hope for him.
if he was taking the bottle and quit, i dont know why he would quit unless he was sick... the challenge is getting them to start and some never do.... i tubed a calf once for six weeks before he got up to where i could sell him.. he had lost some of his hair and i didnt want to sell him that way..
good luck
gene
> he is a hostein bull calf, he
> doesnt seem sick though, this
> morning he tasted the bottle and
> that was it. We have been tubing
> him since sunday. We have lost a
> few this year from being sick and
> didnt know how to tube until
> recently, I was wondering about
> how long do you usually tube them
> before they take to the bottle
> again thanks for the info
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