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<blockquote data-quote="angie1" data-source="post: 584452" data-attributes="member: 3886"><p>I am glad he has access to outside, this will make a big difference in his health. Yes, bottle feed him. I would feed him three times a day, 2 quarts a feeding ~ this is assuming he is offered free choice starter, grass and water. This is for starters you may need to increase or decrease depending on how much grain he is willing to eat along with the replacer. Don't skimp on milk replacer, buy the good stuff ~ cheap replacer could very well cause scours and then you have a bigger problem. Cut the hole in the bottle bigger, just a little bigger. As K2011 stated, it should no more than slowly drip out when turned upside down. I don't do this for my calves as I have yet to see one of my cows dripping milk from her udder, but if he is weak or confused, it will help alot. If he is the oldest, they should all be on replacer. 8 weeks is the youngest they should be taken off.</p><p></p><p>Good Luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="angie1, post: 584452, member: 3886"] I am glad he has access to outside, this will make a big difference in his health. Yes, bottle feed him. I would feed him three times a day, 2 quarts a feeding ~ this is assuming he is offered free choice starter, grass and water. This is for starters you may need to increase or decrease depending on how much grain he is willing to eat along with the replacer. Don't skimp on milk replacer, buy the good stuff ~ cheap replacer could very well cause scours and then you have a bigger problem. Cut the hole in the bottle bigger, just a little bigger. As K2011 stated, it should no more than slowly drip out when turned upside down. I don't do this for my calves as I have yet to see one of my cows dripping milk from her udder, but if he is weak or confused, it will help alot. If he is the oldest, they should all be on replacer. 8 weeks is the youngest they should be taken off. Good Luck! [/QUOTE]
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