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<blockquote data-quote="texhallMT" data-source="post: 78139" data-attributes="member: 1232"><p>Fed about 80 this past year, and still learning here. I do basically what's said before: grain/creep always available from day one, two bottles for a six weeks, one a day for a week, and then every other day for a week (a gradual weaning), total of two months. That's mainly a cost issue for me as well since I use powdered milk replacer. Met a dairyman up in PA last week who feeds LOTS more, but he has plenty of milk available from his discarded milk (medicated teats, etc.). Feeding more often than twice a day helps elminate pot bellies. </p><p>SOME KEY POINTS: (1) Always get colostrum in them. (2) Spectam (Red syruppy stuff for pig scours) works GREAT for clearing up scours -- you can put it in the milk or straight in their mouths. (3) Clean the pens out between calves or sets of calves. Bleach water in a sprayer works well. Individual pens are nice, but not always practical,,,I put four to six in a pen at around the same ages (+/- a week or so). </p><p>Good luck with the calves, but at today's prices I think I'll just re-sell the ones I get instead of making and cleaning all those bottles this year <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> </p><p></p><p>Tex</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="texhallMT, post: 78139, member: 1232"] Fed about 80 this past year, and still learning here. I do basically what's said before: grain/creep always available from day one, two bottles for a six weeks, one a day for a week, and then every other day for a week (a gradual weaning), total of two months. That's mainly a cost issue for me as well since I use powdered milk replacer. Met a dairyman up in PA last week who feeds LOTS more, but he has plenty of milk available from his discarded milk (medicated teats, etc.). Feeding more often than twice a day helps elminate pot bellies. SOME KEY POINTS: (1) Always get colostrum in them. (2) Spectam (Red syruppy stuff for pig scours) works GREAT for clearing up scours -- you can put it in the milk or straight in their mouths. (3) Clean the pens out between calves or sets of calves. Bleach water in a sprayer works well. Individual pens are nice, but not always practical,,,I put four to six in a pen at around the same ages (+/- a week or so). Good luck with the calves, but at today's prices I think I'll just re-sell the ones I get instead of making and cleaning all those bottles this year :) :o Tex [/QUOTE]
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