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Momma rejected calf
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<blockquote data-quote="Wrencattleco" data-source="post: 683854" data-attributes="member: 13128"><p>i have crazy heifer who would not let her calf suck and the calf didnt want to even try. The cow broke the calfs leg and it just went down hill from there. but 4 months later she is raising the calf completely on her own. we hobbled the cow and that kept her from kicking us or the calf. we did not have a chute either. i think in the end it is worth trying to get the calf to suck. Our vet told us it is easier to get a calf to go from the bottle to the cow than vice versa. If the calf doesnt suck i have been told pouring sugar in their mouth works kind of like dogs and peanut butter. We also us an electrolite mix that u can make from stuff in your house. It has worked several times for us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wrencattleco, post: 683854, member: 13128"] i have crazy heifer who would not let her calf suck and the calf didnt want to even try. The cow broke the calfs leg and it just went down hill from there. but 4 months later she is raising the calf completely on her own. we hobbled the cow and that kept her from kicking us or the calf. we did not have a chute either. i think in the end it is worth trying to get the calf to suck. Our vet told us it is easier to get a calf to go from the bottle to the cow than vice versa. If the calf doesnt suck i have been told pouring sugar in their mouth works kind of like dogs and peanut butter. We also us an electrolite mix that u can make from stuff in your house. It has worked several times for us. [/QUOTE]
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