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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 14053"><p>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</p><p>> Yes it is quite possible that he</p><p>> is sucking when your not around.</p><p>> As long as his mouth remains warm,</p><p>> and he doesn't look dehydrated he</p><p>> probly is sucking. Try to gauge</p><p>> how full the cows utters get and</p><p>> watch to see if they seem to go</p><p>> down. Sometimes hard to catch that</p><p>> new calf sucking when your not</p><p>> sure. You can usually get a good</p><p>> guess if they seem alert and full</p><p>> of energy that they're doing fine.</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.simmevalley.com" target="_blank">Simme Valley in NY</a> </p><p> <a href="mailto:simmeval@swns.net">simmeval@swns.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 14053"] 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 > Yes it is quite possible that he > is sucking when your not around. > As long as his mouth remains warm, > and he doesn't look dehydrated he > probly is sucking. Try to gauge > how full the cows utters get and > watch to see if they seem to go > down. Sometimes hard to catch that > new calf sucking when your not > sure. You can usually get a good > guess if they seem alert and full > of energy that they're doing fine. [url=http://www.simmevalley.com]Simme Valley in NY[/url] [email=simmeval@swns.net]simmeval@swns.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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