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<blockquote data-quote="Darhawk" data-source="post: 507042" data-attributes="member: 7766"><p>I agree with the 3x a day bottle feeding. I try to keep one Holstein around as an emergency nurse cow, but my last one had to go about three months ago due to cancer eye, and I've not replaced her.</p><p></p><p>My opinion only, but I don't give grain this early in the game. In about four weeks I'd start a small bit of grain and hay (barn penned calves only) and watch how the calf takes to it, but to me primary nutrition is milk/milk supplement. Again, this is me. When it comes to feeding regimens for a calf, it depends on what I'm going to do with it..........is it going into my freezer, is it going to sale barn, or is it a replacement. Each gets feed differently accordingly. 'Course range calves with live momma have their milk and are exposed to grass/hay from day one. I'd really try to get her nursing on a cow with another calf, provided the cow has enough milk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darhawk, post: 507042, member: 7766"] I agree with the 3x a day bottle feeding. I try to keep one Holstein around as an emergency nurse cow, but my last one had to go about three months ago due to cancer eye, and I've not replaced her. My opinion only, but I don't give grain this early in the game. In about four weeks I'd start a small bit of grain and hay (barn penned calves only) and watch how the calf takes to it, but to me primary nutrition is milk/milk supplement. Again, this is me. When it comes to feeding regimens for a calf, it depends on what I'm going to do with it..........is it going into my freezer, is it going to sale barn, or is it a replacement. Each gets feed differently accordingly. 'Course range calves with live momma have their milk and are exposed to grass/hay from day one. I'd really try to get her nursing on a cow with another calf, provided the cow has enough milk. [/QUOTE]
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