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How do I make the heifer let her calf nurse?
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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 15824"><p>He will just nibble a little at hay, but the important thing is the calf starter grain. He won't eat much but if you poke some in his mouth after his bottle and leave a small amount available in a clean container he will(should) start eating it fairly well. Now I would let him eat as much grain as he wants, follow the directions on the bag for the replacer, and there may be directions on the bag of calf starter grain also. You don;t want him filling up on hay, if he's hungry, give him grain. It's hard to be specific when you can't see the calf and how he acts and how growthy he is etc. Ah, implants. We don't do it until they get shipped off to the backgrounder and then we use Ralgro. For the one we keep as a gomer and to eat ourselves he never gets implanted. I've seen studies that indicate a possible degradation of the marbleing of implanted steers. Don't know for sure, but just never have been able to get fully behind the process. It isn't about hormones or synthetics or anything else. We never have and don;t plan to start. I know there will be those that will squak and say we're giving up weaning/yearling weights but to grow more they have to eat more. Our pastures with the drought have been so marginal I just don;t see the point. But that's strictly a personal thing.</p><p></p><p>dun</p><p></p><p>> How much hay and grain should he</p><p>> be eating right now at 1 1/2 weeks</p><p>> old? And what kind of feed? Also</p><p>> what do you think about implanting</p><p>> and how soon it should be done?</p><p>> Sorry about all the questions, its</p><p>> nice to talk to someone who knows</p><p>> stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 15824"] He will just nibble a little at hay, but the important thing is the calf starter grain. He won't eat much but if you poke some in his mouth after his bottle and leave a small amount available in a clean container he will(should) start eating it fairly well. Now I would let him eat as much grain as he wants, follow the directions on the bag for the replacer, and there may be directions on the bag of calf starter grain also. You don;t want him filling up on hay, if he's hungry, give him grain. It's hard to be specific when you can't see the calf and how he acts and how growthy he is etc. Ah, implants. We don't do it until they get shipped off to the backgrounder and then we use Ralgro. For the one we keep as a gomer and to eat ourselves he never gets implanted. I've seen studies that indicate a possible degradation of the marbleing of implanted steers. Don't know for sure, but just never have been able to get fully behind the process. It isn't about hormones or synthetics or anything else. We never have and don;t plan to start. I know there will be those that will squak and say we're giving up weaning/yearling weights but to grow more they have to eat more. Our pastures with the drought have been so marginal I just don;t see the point. But that's strictly a personal thing. dun > How much hay and grain should he > be eating right now at 1 1/2 weeks > old? And what kind of feed? Also > what do you think about implanting > and how soon it should be done? > Sorry about all the questions, its > nice to talk to someone who knows > stuff. [/QUOTE]
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