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<blockquote data-quote="sidney411" data-source="post: 33297" data-attributes="member: 430"><p>Are you absolutely sure they haven't nursed? They can be sneaky at times and when you look away they steal a drink. Are the mommas bagged up? Are the teats clean and/or shiny? Is the hair around the teats matted and/or curled? These are signs the calf may have nursed or al least tried to. Is the calf drawn up and hollow looking in their stomach behind the ribs? If so then you need to act immediately!!! I wouldn't take them away from the mothers and bottle feed unless absolutely necessary. Put the mommas in a squeese chute and 'teach' the calves how to nurse if you can. If not then milk mommas into bottle and nurse calves until they are strong enough to want to nurse, then show them. If you don't have a squeese then you could use 2 gates but it is more dangerous.</p><p></p><p><strong>DON'T WAIT ANY LONGER TO DO SOMETHING!!!!!</strong></p><p></p><p>I am speaking of recent experience, I just had a calf die from no milk!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sidney411, post: 33297, member: 430"] Are you absolutely sure they haven't nursed? They can be sneaky at times and when you look away they steal a drink. Are the mommas bagged up? Are the teats clean and/or shiny? Is the hair around the teats matted and/or curled? These are signs the calf may have nursed or al least tried to. Is the calf drawn up and hollow looking in their stomach behind the ribs? If so then you need to act immediately!!! I wouldn't take them away from the mothers and bottle feed unless absolutely necessary. Put the mommas in a squeese chute and 'teach' the calves how to nurse if you can. If not then milk mommas into bottle and nurse calves until they are strong enough to want to nurse, then show them. If you don't have a squeese then you could use 2 gates but it is more dangerous. [b]DON'T WAIT ANY LONGER TO DO SOMETHING!!!!![/b] I am speaking of recent experience, I just had a calf die from no milk!!! [/QUOTE]
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