Not much milk

[rattler]

Had a heifer calve on 4/11 udder was small the calf nursed but dont know how much he got checked them the next morning still not baged up so i gave the calf colostrum in the am and pm been feeding him milk replacer 3 time's a day since.The calf is doing good he eat's and then will go streight to his mom and nurse or try yo nurse agin.We are hopeing her milk will come in but not really sure gut feeling is she will proubly be culled later.
Any thought's on this would appericated.

rattler

 

[dun]

Had the same problem sort of this year. Only we gav a half bottle twice a day. Took 4 days fir her to come into hermilk. She's got plenty now and the calf ignores me when I'm in the pasturee. He used to follow me all over like a dog.

dun

 

[randiliana]

Here was my experience with a similar thing earlier this spring. We supplemented the calf for a few days (3-4) and then left them to themselves. This calf would never chase you down for the bottle, but it sure would suck it once you found her. And once we quit she never looked for us at all.

http://cattletoday.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32787

 

[rattler]

dun and randi Thank you for telling me this she is my pic of my of the whole bunch sure would hate to get rid of her thank's agin

rattler

 

[Beefy]

you will know when she is milking enough because the calf will stick his nose up to milk replacer.

 

[rattler]

Thank you Beefy can't tell you all how much i appericate the info.