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<blockquote data-quote="jallen" data-source="post: 1233691" data-attributes="member: 20018"><p>I checked him this morning, his energy level is still very good for a day old calf north of 100lbs. He tried to nurse this morning and may have for 3 or 4 seconds but momma walked forward on him. It's all she can do to keep him run down as active as he is. Her bag was pretty full yesterday afternoon and this morning it did not seem to be as full. One side of her teats appears smaller than the other, albeit only by a small margin. I'm hopeful that everything went the way it should. I'm very new to all of this and just learned if tube feeding while reading last night. I will have the tools necessary for that by weeks end. I tend to worry about things that im I experienced with, and even more so when were talking life and death. </p><p></p><p>Assuming this calf is not and has not nursed, at what point is it going to become obvious with his behavior? I'm expecting one to go down hill pretty fast if they don't eat at all. I have not seen him poop and there is evidence on his backside that he has. I just saw a 4 day old calf go for the first time this morning and had seen no evidence on her up to this point either. I did see my day old bull calf pee for about 20 seconds this morning, not sure if that's a good sign or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jallen, post: 1233691, member: 20018"] I checked him this morning, his energy level is still very good for a day old calf north of 100lbs. He tried to nurse this morning and may have for 3 or 4 seconds but momma walked forward on him. It's all she can do to keep him run down as active as he is. Her bag was pretty full yesterday afternoon and this morning it did not seem to be as full. One side of her teats appears smaller than the other, albeit only by a small margin. I'm hopeful that everything went the way it should. I'm very new to all of this and just learned if tube feeding while reading last night. I will have the tools necessary for that by weeks end. I tend to worry about things that im I experienced with, and even more so when were talking life and death. Assuming this calf is not and has not nursed, at what point is it going to become obvious with his behavior? I'm expecting one to go down hill pretty fast if they don't eat at all. I have not seen him poop and there is evidence on his backside that he has. I just saw a 4 day old calf go for the first time this morning and had seen no evidence on her up to this point either. I did see my day old bull calf pee for about 20 seconds this morning, not sure if that's a good sign or not. [/QUOTE]
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