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<blockquote data-quote="Medic24" data-source="post: 171224" data-attributes="member: 1101"><p>Well, I am droping calves like crazy around here, even if the cows seem to pick the worst times, and in the worst storms to have them,.......but I do have a calf just born today, a bit of a suprise, as I had been watching for mom to freshen and start bagging, something which never happened.</p><p></p><p>So, I suspect I have a mother with good maternal instinct, as she treats the calf great, but is lacking in the amount of milk she is producing...........thus, to be on the safe side, I did tube the calf while it was still wet with commercial colostrum, and added a vitamin shot to boot.</p><p></p><p>I have left them alone for the day, but plan to put mom in the barn tomorrow and try to milk her out a little just to see what she is producing.</p><p></p><p>Now, the questions, as I am sure many of you have had this situation occur before.</p><p></p><p>If she is producing just a little, and not copius amounts, how have you best supplimented her milk in the past, and for how long?</p><p></p><p>While I dont want to over feed the calf, I certainly dont want to starve it either. What signs have you used to gauge the amount of suppliments?</p><p></p><p>It might be easier to just pull the calf off of mother and bottle feed it in a hutch, but I wouldn't think that was a good idea except in a dire situation.................</p><p></p><p>Some suggestions? :cboy:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medic24, post: 171224, member: 1101"] Well, I am droping calves like crazy around here, even if the cows seem to pick the worst times, and in the worst storms to have them,.......but I do have a calf just born today, a bit of a suprise, as I had been watching for mom to freshen and start bagging, something which never happened. So, I suspect I have a mother with good maternal instinct, as she treats the calf great, but is lacking in the amount of milk she is producing...........thus, to be on the safe side, I did tube the calf while it was still wet with commercial colostrum, and added a vitamin shot to boot. I have left them alone for the day, but plan to put mom in the barn tomorrow and try to milk her out a little just to see what she is producing. Now, the questions, as I am sure many of you have had this situation occur before. If she is producing just a little, and not copius amounts, how have you best supplimented her milk in the past, and for how long? While I dont want to over feed the calf, I certainly dont want to starve it either. What signs have you used to gauge the amount of suppliments? It might be easier to just pull the calf off of mother and bottle feed it in a hutch, but I wouldn't think that was a good idea except in a dire situation................. Some suggestions? :cboy: [/QUOTE]
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