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<blockquote data-quote="Ryder" data-source="post: 380830" data-attributes="member: 663"><p>Lisa, you are doing the right thing by starting small and learning as you go.</p><p>As to your sick calf, there are so many things it could be, a veterinarian would be your best bet to get a good diagnosis, treatment, and nutrition.</p><p>As to your calf's nutrition, does the bag have directions as to how to feed and for how long? A good source of information may be the feed store you buy from. </p><p>You are going to need grass, pasture, for your animals. This is a whole another subject in itself. </p><p></p><p>You could also talk to the vet about a vaccination, worming, etc. program. As you learn more there are more and more thiings you can do for yourself. But starting out you need help and you need to watch someone do a lot of things like giving injections, castrating, etc. Some of the jobs are not hard to do, but you need someone to show you startiing out. Some things you will probably need physical help with.</p><p></p><p>A lot of your questions do not have a single right answer. For example, castration. Some castrate at birth or as soon as they can, others at maybe 3 months, others later still. Some use a knife or scapel, others band.</p><p>I am not trying to confuse you, but I am trying to show you why there is not just one answer to a lot of things. </p><p></p><p>You can use the search function on these boards to read discussions, and arguments, on a lot of subjects. Again, a good example is castration.</p><p></p><p>On the homepage of this website you will see a green index on the left. On it you will see where to click for breeds of cattle.</p><p>Also, I believe Oklahoma State Univ. has a site with good information on breeds. </p><p></p><p>Contact your ag. extension office about information on raising cattle. They will have a lot of helpful material.</p><p>On the index on this site there is a section for books. You will see listed a book by Thomas, A Storey book on a guide to raising beef cattle. The book is easy to understand and has a lot of information. I suggest you get it.</p><p></p><p>After you have done some reading, you need to do some thinking about what direction you want to go in. What kind of cattle, cow/calf, bottle calves, stockers, dairy replacements ??</p><p>Then you will be able to ask questions which are more specific to your situation.</p><p></p><p>I hope my comments will help you get pointed in the right direction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ryder, post: 380830, member: 663"] Lisa, you are doing the right thing by starting small and learning as you go. As to your sick calf, there are so many things it could be, a veterinarian would be your best bet to get a good diagnosis, treatment, and nutrition. As to your calf's nutrition, does the bag have directions as to how to feed and for how long? A good source of information may be the feed store you buy from. You are going to need grass, pasture, for your animals. This is a whole another subject in itself. You could also talk to the vet about a vaccination, worming, etc. program. As you learn more there are more and more thiings you can do for yourself. But starting out you need help and you need to watch someone do a lot of things like giving injections, castrating, etc. Some of the jobs are not hard to do, but you need someone to show you startiing out. Some things you will probably need physical help with. A lot of your questions do not have a single right answer. For example, castration. Some castrate at birth or as soon as they can, others at maybe 3 months, others later still. Some use a knife or scapel, others band. I am not trying to confuse you, but I am trying to show you why there is not just one answer to a lot of things. You can use the search function on these boards to read discussions, and arguments, on a lot of subjects. Again, a good example is castration. On the homepage of this website you will see a green index on the left. On it you will see where to click for breeds of cattle. Also, I believe Oklahoma State Univ. has a site with good information on breeds. Contact your ag. extension office about information on raising cattle. They will have a lot of helpful material. On the index on this site there is a section for books. You will see listed a book by Thomas, A Storey book on a guide to raising beef cattle. The book is easy to understand and has a lot of information. I suggest you get it. After you have done some reading, you need to do some thinking about what direction you want to go in. What kind of cattle, cow/calf, bottle calves, stockers, dairy replacements ?? Then you will be able to ask questions which are more specific to your situation. I hope my comments will help you get pointed in the right direction. [/QUOTE]
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