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<blockquote data-quote="marksmu" data-source="post: 846444" data-attributes="member: 9219"><p>Probably my final update unless something changes...the little heifer calf has made it now for over a week. She lost weight for a few days, but she is now gaining again....she appears to be filling back out,and is eating well... </p><p></p><p>She still does not totally trust me, but she no longer freaks out when I come in to to feed them....I think she will make it at this point. Whether or not she ends up severely stunted only time will tell....I am going to keep her in this small pen with free choice hay/water and twice daily feedings for a couple more weeks...She came into the pen on the 4th, and I think Ill release her from the pen as officially able to fend for herself on the 23rd....</p><p></p><p>She never did take any milk replacer, and she never did drink much from the bucket when I tried that route. A tough start in life for sure, but she is going to make it, and that makes me feel good....she probably would have made it if I just left her at the ranch, but that was not a chance I was willing to take.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marksmu, post: 846444, member: 9219"] Probably my final update unless something changes...the little heifer calf has made it now for over a week. She lost weight for a few days, but she is now gaining again....she appears to be filling back out,and is eating well... She still does not totally trust me, but she no longer freaks out when I come in to to feed them....I think she will make it at this point. Whether or not she ends up severely stunted only time will tell....I am going to keep her in this small pen with free choice hay/water and twice daily feedings for a couple more weeks...She came into the pen on the 4th, and I think Ill release her from the pen as officially able to fend for herself on the 23rd.... She never did take any milk replacer, and she never did drink much from the bucket when I tried that route. A tough start in life for sure, but she is going to make it, and that makes me feel good....she probably would have made it if I just left her at the ranch, but that was not a chance I was willing to take. [/QUOTE]
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