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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 106089" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>I get mine as soon as they've had their second feeding of colostrum. Might mean they're only a little over 12 hours old. I haven't lost one that I bought this way. </p><p></p><p>My boss doesn't keep the calves on the cow...sometimes that cow's bag is so big (and low) there's no way the calf could find where to drink. Just isn't going to happen. We bottle feed all of them to make sure they've had their colostrum, even if we've seen them nurse. Usually give the cow time after calving before milking her, then milk goes in the bucket - not the milk tank - for a few milkings until her milk clears up.</p><p></p><p>As a side note, if the calves are allowed to drink off the cow sometimes they won't drink from a bottle for several feedings. It's fine if they're going straight to a nurse cow, but if you want to bottle feed them...look out. You've got your work cut out for you. That's part of our reason for bottle feeding/tubing every calf rather than letting them nurse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 106089, member: 852"] I get mine as soon as they've had their second feeding of colostrum. Might mean they're only a little over 12 hours old. I haven't lost one that I bought this way. My boss doesn't keep the calves on the cow...sometimes that cow's bag is so big (and low) there's no way the calf could find where to drink. Just isn't going to happen. We bottle feed all of them to make sure they've had their colostrum, even if we've seen them nurse. Usually give the cow time after calving before milking her, then milk goes in the bucket - not the milk tank - for a few milkings until her milk clears up. As a side note, if the calves are allowed to drink off the cow sometimes they won't drink from a bottle for several feedings. It's fine if they're going straight to a nurse cow, but if you want to bottle feed them...look out. You've got your work cut out for you. That's part of our reason for bottle feeding/tubing every calf rather than letting them nurse. [/QUOTE]
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