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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 14052"><p>> If I'm unsure if a calf has</p><p>> sucked. I mix up a dairy teat dip</p><p>> (it's blue & thick) with food</p><p>> color to make it dark blue. Then I</p><p>> dip each tit. They stay blue until</p><p>> the calf sucks it! Works great.</p><p>> You could probably use milk</p><p>> colored with food blue - or any</p><p>> color that will show up on the</p><p>> color cow you have. I bought a</p><p>> gallon of teat dip & have been</p><p>> using it for several years. Also</p><p>> bought a regular dairy dip cup.</p><p>> Really handy cup. I have one for</p><p>> dipping the naval with iodine.</p><p>> And, getting the colostrum in a</p><p>> calf the first 4 hours is</p><p>> EXTREMELY critical. Watch this</p><p>> calf closely for two months for</p><p>> sickness. His immune system will</p><p>> not be able to handle any</p><p>> challenges IF he really didn't</p><p>> suck. Jeanne Thought I'd let ya'll know how the calf is doing - well, I tried tubing the calf several times when it showed absolutely no interest in sucking. I used mom's own milk, the milk replacer, and my mixture. No interest in any of it! Matter of fact, seemed like he was too "stupid" to know he had to eat to live. Having to work daily and not being able to tend to him all day or frequently, I decided to just let him get with mom and let the chips fall where they may. Surprise, surprise, surprise, they're both getting along much better without any interference from me. Who'd of thought it - she seemed not to pay any attention to him - he seemed not to want to eat. Guess things aren't always what they seem to be. So thanks for all of the help. I'm sure I'll be back again before long with some new issue to explore. Bye!</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:sharon99@bayou.com">sharon99@bayou.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 14052"] > If I'm unsure if a calf has > sucked. I mix up a dairy teat dip > (it's blue & thick) with food > color to make it dark blue. Then I > dip each tit. They stay blue until > the calf sucks it! Works great. > You could probably use milk > colored with food blue - or any > color that will show up on the > color cow you have. I bought a > gallon of teat dip & have been > using it for several years. Also > bought a regular dairy dip cup. > Really handy cup. I have one for > dipping the naval with iodine. > And, getting the colostrum in a > calf the first 4 hours is > EXTREMELY critical. Watch this > calf closely for two months for > sickness. His immune system will > not be able to handle any > challenges IF he really didn't > suck. Jeanne Thought I'd let ya'll know how the calf is doing - well, I tried tubing the calf several times when it showed absolutely no interest in sucking. I used mom's own milk, the milk replacer, and my mixture. No interest in any of it! Matter of fact, seemed like he was too "stupid" to know he had to eat to live. Having to work daily and not being able to tend to him all day or frequently, I decided to just let him get with mom and let the chips fall where they may. Surprise, surprise, surprise, they're both getting along much better without any interference from me. Who'd of thought it - she seemed not to pay any attention to him - he seemed not to want to eat. Guess things aren't always what they seem to be. So thanks for all of the help. I'm sure I'll be back again before long with some new issue to explore. Bye! [email=sharon99@bayou.com]sharon99@bayou.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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