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<blockquote data-quote="Farmhand" data-source="post: 72626" data-attributes="member: 1292"><p>Sorry about your calf. I know no one else agreed with me about starting with milk replacer but we have also learned this lesson the hard way. Calves do not eat grain as soon as they are born. The vet has said to treat this kind of situation as a newborn. His belly is not up to grain yet. Use the milk replacer to get his belly going. Hand feed All Stock - SMALL amounts and GRADUALLY increase. Keep hay in front of cow and calf - he will imitate momma and start eating that sooner then you think. Leave calf with momma - as his belly improves he will try to nurse momma which in turn will increase her milk production. If conditions were as bad as you say I would give momma another chance. Some good ole TLC makes major difference. May find she is a great cow if given the right feed and care. If happens second time - ship her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmhand, post: 72626, member: 1292"] Sorry about your calf. I know no one else agreed with me about starting with milk replacer but we have also learned this lesson the hard way. Calves do not eat grain as soon as they are born. The vet has said to treat this kind of situation as a newborn. His belly is not up to grain yet. Use the milk replacer to get his belly going. Hand feed All Stock - SMALL amounts and GRADUALLY increase. Keep hay in front of cow and calf - he will imitate momma and start eating that sooner then you think. Leave calf with momma - as his belly improves he will try to nurse momma which in turn will increase her milk production. If conditions were as bad as you say I would give momma another chance. Some good ole TLC makes major difference. May find she is a great cow if given the right feed and care. If happens second time - ship her. [/QUOTE]
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