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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 1055241" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>Calf stands shivering with slightly hunched back and guts look like they've been sewn together... get some food into it.</p><p></p><p>Between that, and the bouncy fat calf that you know has been feeding, there's a big range of possibles.</p><p>I look at energy, gut fullness, check under the tail for yellow poop (not just meconium), looks comfortable when standing, Mum's teats are shiny or some quarters lighter than others, for indicators that the calf has fed. Offering a bottle which the calf refuses or only drinks a little is a reasonably good sign that it's fed already. </p><p></p><p>A strong calf will manage to remove the teat plug. Unfortunately the person who told me that didn't offer any suggestion for the fate of a weaker calf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 1055241, member: 9267"] Calf stands shivering with slightly hunched back and guts look like they've been sewn together... get some food into it. Between that, and the bouncy fat calf that you know has been feeding, there's a big range of possibles. I look at energy, gut fullness, check under the tail for yellow poop (not just meconium), looks comfortable when standing, Mum's teats are shiny or some quarters lighter than others, for indicators that the calf has fed. Offering a bottle which the calf refuses or only drinks a little is a reasonably good sign that it's fed already. A strong calf will manage to remove the teat plug. Unfortunately the person who told me that didn't offer any suggestion for the fate of a weaker calf. [/QUOTE]
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