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<blockquote data-quote="TnWI" data-source="post: 97734" data-attributes="member: 1920"><p>Another thought, one of what I do when I have a orphan calf, is I go to a neighboring dairy, and ask for their waste milk. Amazingly enough, all they will do is feed their calves with it, and throw the rest out. I like it because protein and fat content is not a issue! If they agree, remember that excess has to be kept refrigerated until the next feeding. At that point, I warm up the bottle by leaving it in hot water for abt 5-10 minutes. Recommendations: if you have more then one bottle, fill them all up with the milk, and put them in the frig -- this helps you cut down on prep time. (you will need to shake the bottles up a bit to mix everything back up) I have raised quite a few calves like this, and they had less problems health wise in the long run compared to those fed on a milk replacer mix, and seemed to grow better. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TnWI, post: 97734, member: 1920"] Another thought, one of what I do when I have a orphan calf, is I go to a neighboring dairy, and ask for their waste milk. Amazingly enough, all they will do is feed their calves with it, and throw the rest out. I like it because protein and fat content is not a issue! If they agree, remember that excess has to be kept refrigerated until the next feeding. At that point, I warm up the bottle by leaving it in hot water for abt 5-10 minutes. Recommendations: if you have more then one bottle, fill them all up with the milk, and put them in the frig -- this helps you cut down on prep time. (you will need to shake the bottles up a bit to mix everything back up) I have raised quite a few calves like this, and they had less problems health wise in the long run compared to those fed on a milk replacer mix, and seemed to grow better. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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