Brush Hog Girl
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Anyone have any tips on helping a skinny cow gain weight? Especially when she has been nursing,and other cows have been stealing milk.And supplements or grains that would be helpful?
how to help a skinny cow gain weight
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ALACOWMAN
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you say cow it sounds like you are talking about a calf is this correct? if so how old is it what breed is it?
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Brush Hog Girl
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Sorry for not being clearer,she is a cow and she is letting her calf nurse,and other calves have been stealing milk as well.
She is also really old.
She is also really old.
ALACOWMAN
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well outside of keeping her wormed reg, i would give her a few shots of B12 a few days apart to get her appetite going and energy. grain her i would use a 13 percent protein myself and get those other calves off her. ;-)
Running Arrow Bill
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Amen! Isolate the "skinny" cow and do not let other calves nurse her! After isolating her (w/HER calf, if not weaned) and feed her separately. It will take time for her to regain her proper condition.
cypressfarms
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Brush hog girl (I love that name),
Whenever I have a cow drop to a BCS of 4 or lower, I seperate them, worm them, and put them in the best pasture that I have. But timing is everything. How skiny is she?
While I want all of my cows BCS 5 or higher, if one or two drops to a 4, it's not that big of a deal (a 3, in my opinion, would be a big problem). I only really worry about them a few months before they calve, and the 90 days thereafter, so that she rebreeds quickly. Some cows will be more skiny than others (I call them culls). If a cow is a BCS 6 when she calves, she can get settled quickly, and then coast a little on her reserves.
Whenever I have a cow drop to a BCS of 4 or lower, I seperate them, worm them, and put them in the best pasture that I have. But timing is everything. How skiny is she?
While I want all of my cows BCS 5 or higher, if one or two drops to a 4, it's not that big of a deal (a 3, in my opinion, would be a big problem). I only really worry about them a few months before they calve, and the 90 days thereafter, so that she rebreeds quickly. Some cows will be more skiny than others (I call them culls). If a cow is a BCS 6 when she calves, she can get settled quickly, and then coast a little on her reserves.
jkwilson
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Brush Hog Girl":1aj0e6q7 said:
She may not have the mouth to feed herself and a calf anymore.
Caustic Burno
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Treat her for hollow tail. :shock:
