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<blockquote data-quote="Alice" data-source="post: 270404" data-attributes="member: 3873"><p>Anything to excess is never good...and I'm certain a rich mix could cause problems. However, according to what I learned from working in the ag dept. at Tarleton State (yeah, I picked their brains whenever I could), it's actually worse to mix the replacer too thin... prevents the "curd" from forming in their stomachs.</p><p></p><p>I've had real good luck with mixing the full amount of replacer with 3 pints, rather than 4 pints of water. The calf gets the amount of milk replacer it needs without getting overfull. And, I noticed that the calves were more inclined to drink water...and it seems to make them start nosing around in their dry feed bucket. I put out dry feed when they are 3 days old. I had read about feeding this way on a Canadian extension service site and asked a prof at Tarleton about it...and she agreed with it. I decided, "what they hey, give it a whirl" and I'm really glad I did. No, it's not the "magic bullet" but it made a difference with our sale barn calves, I'm certain of that. And regular doses of probios, I think, makes a big difference, also.</p><p></p><p>Alice</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alice, post: 270404, member: 3873"] Anything to excess is never good...and I'm certain a rich mix could cause problems. However, according to what I learned from working in the ag dept. at Tarleton State (yeah, I picked their brains whenever I could), it's actually worse to mix the replacer too thin... prevents the "curd" from forming in their stomachs. I've had real good luck with mixing the full amount of replacer with 3 pints, rather than 4 pints of water. The calf gets the amount of milk replacer it needs without getting overfull. And, I noticed that the calves were more inclined to drink water...and it seems to make them start nosing around in their dry feed bucket. I put out dry feed when they are 3 days old. I had read about feeding this way on a Canadian extension service site and asked a prof at Tarleton about it...and she agreed with it. I decided, "what they hey, give it a whirl" and I'm really glad I did. No, it's not the "magic bullet" but it made a difference with our sale barn calves, I'm certain of that. And regular doses of probios, I think, makes a big difference, also. Alice [/QUOTE]
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