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<blockquote data-quote="LisaW" data-source="post: 414278" data-attributes="member: 576"><p>Thanks Dun. That's my concern. I've considered putting her in with the sheep so we can isolate her and get her used to the grain so she'll take it. A ruminant is a ruminant so I'm not too worried about them being in a pasture together. </p><p></p><p>As for us - we homeschool and the kids enjoy having a 'pet' for a season. The lambs are a lot more sensitive than the cattle and require more intervention when they are young. This is our first 'dud' season with the cows so we're not too discouraged. After 8 years, one to bottle feed is no big deal. We do have a smaller herd, the neighbor has about 250+ cow/calves yet he will even invest in bottle feeding if necessary. In fact he is the one that taught us the technique to tube feeding. Why throw away something so easily? Anything takes effort if it's going to turn out well. We don't mind the effort, however you, Bez, might.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LisaW, post: 414278, member: 576"] Thanks Dun. That's my concern. I've considered putting her in with the sheep so we can isolate her and get her used to the grain so she'll take it. A ruminant is a ruminant so I'm not too worried about them being in a pasture together. As for us - we homeschool and the kids enjoy having a 'pet' for a season. The lambs are a lot more sensitive than the cattle and require more intervention when they are young. This is our first 'dud' season with the cows so we're not too discouraged. After 8 years, one to bottle feed is no big deal. We do have a smaller herd, the neighbor has about 250+ cow/calves yet he will even invest in bottle feeding if necessary. In fact he is the one that taught us the technique to tube feeding. Why throw away something so easily? Anything takes effort if it's going to turn out well. We don't mind the effort, however you, Bez, might. [/QUOTE]
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