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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1112558" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>I dunno about Holsteins..but..</p><p></p><p>That part right there-it means different things to different people, but it SHOULD mean that they no longer need anything from momma and can fend for themselves if good feed is available. Too often, calves are separated right from the teats, put in a trailer and sold as "weaned" calves. They ain't weaned--they're just separated from momma. Don't know what the birthweight of those calves was, but 90 lbs isn't all that unusual at all, so it could very well be your now deceased calves were only 60lbs over birthweight--that's not enough maturity. I bought 4 last year, 5-8 months old, weaned by their mommas, and all weighed over 350-400lbs. </p><p>Can you wean at 150 lbs? Yes, but YOU have to do a lot more than just turn them loose on hay, "feed" and water. Did you ever see them drink water? Those light weights may not have even known what water was if they came straight of the teat.</p><p></p><p>(OK, I missed the part about early Feb purchase timeline--I would imagine they knew what water was or would have been dead long before now.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1112558, member: 18945"] I dunno about Holsteins..but.. That part right there-it means different things to different people, but it SHOULD mean that they no longer need anything from momma and can fend for themselves if good feed is available. Too often, calves are separated right from the teats, put in a trailer and sold as "weaned" calves. They ain't weaned--they're just separated from momma. Don't know what the birthweight of those calves was, but 90 lbs isn't all that unusual at all, so it could very well be your now deceased calves were only 60lbs over birthweight--that's not enough maturity. I bought 4 last year, 5-8 months old, weaned by their mommas, and all weighed over 350-400lbs. Can you wean at 150 lbs? Yes, but YOU have to do a lot more than just turn them loose on hay, "feed" and water. Did you ever see them drink water? Those light weights may not have even known what water was if they came straight of the teat. (OK, I missed the part about early Feb purchase timeline--I would imagine they knew what water was or would have been dead long before now.) [/QUOTE]
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