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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 158845" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Sorry to hear you lost her - I was hoping she'd make it. I know what it's like to lose 'em, and it's not easy.</p><p></p><p>Calf should get milk replacer (at least 20% protein, 20% fat) from a bottle or bucket for at least 6-7 weeks. Some people wean bottle calves as early as 4-5 weeks, but that's too early IMO. I've kept them on a bottle longer... if it wasn't so expensive for each bag of milk replacer I'd keep all of them on milk for at least 3 months.</p><p></p><p>I like to feed 2x a day, half-gallon at a feeding, for a total of 1 gallon of milk per day. You can feed more if you like - again - it comes down to cost per bag of milk replacer. I only feed twice a day because I don't have time in my day to be running out there every few hours around the clock (unless the calf is sick and needs doctoring).</p><p></p><p>If you like, feel free to PM me with any other bottle calf questions. Might be able to help you out.</p><p></p><p>And thanks for updating us... always helpful to know how things turn out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 158845, member: 852"] Sorry to hear you lost her - I was hoping she'd make it. I know what it's like to lose 'em, and it's not easy. Calf should get milk replacer (at least 20% protein, 20% fat) from a bottle or bucket for at least 6-7 weeks. Some people wean bottle calves as early as 4-5 weeks, but that's too early IMO. I've kept them on a bottle longer... if it wasn't so expensive for each bag of milk replacer I'd keep all of them on milk for at least 3 months. I like to feed 2x a day, half-gallon at a feeding, for a total of 1 gallon of milk per day. You can feed more if you like - again - it comes down to cost per bag of milk replacer. I only feed twice a day because I don't have time in my day to be running out there every few hours around the clock (unless the calf is sick and needs doctoring). If you like, feel free to PM me with any other bottle calf questions. Might be able to help you out. And thanks for updating us... always helpful to know how things turn out. [/QUOTE]
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