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<blockquote data-quote="Saltydawg" data-source="post: 201047" data-attributes="member: 2944"><p>Ok cow dropped a little bull calf yesterday at about 4pm(right in the middle of a briar patch of course)....everything went fine...nice looking little calf.</p><p> I didn't actually see him nurse shortly after birth but he was poking around so didn't worry about it.....calf knows where to get food.</p><p></p><p> Well not this calf lol.</p><p></p><p> Went down this morning...mommas teats still dirty...calf bauling cause its hungry.</p><p> Calf is licking, biting, chewing, sucking on every part of the momma EXCEPT the teats.</p><p> So i get down there with momma and the calf and finally get him to suck on the front two quarters using a bottle of milk replacer as a lure.</p><p> He's biting so momma dont want him down there too long....and apparently he didnt learn cause he's still not finding the right spot.</p><p></p><p> How do I teach this calf where to suck? I don't want momma to dry off...the calf needs the colostrum...and i really don't want to bottle feed this thing everyday.</p><p></p><p> I'm gonna try some syrup or milk replacer powder on momma's teats to see if that works but any other advice is welcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saltydawg, post: 201047, member: 2944"] Ok cow dropped a little bull calf yesterday at about 4pm(right in the middle of a briar patch of course)....everything went fine...nice looking little calf. I didn't actually see him nurse shortly after birth but he was poking around so didn't worry about it.....calf knows where to get food. Well not this calf lol. Went down this morning...mommas teats still dirty...calf bauling cause its hungry. Calf is licking, biting, chewing, sucking on every part of the momma EXCEPT the teats. So i get down there with momma and the calf and finally get him to suck on the front two quarters using a bottle of milk replacer as a lure. He's biting so momma dont want him down there too long....and apparently he didnt learn cause he's still not finding the right spot. How do I teach this calf where to suck? I don't want momma to dry off...the calf needs the colostrum...and i really don't want to bottle feed this thing everyday. I'm gonna try some syrup or milk replacer powder on momma's teats to see if that works but any other advice is welcome. [/QUOTE]
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