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<blockquote data-quote="Chris H" data-source="post: 1052129" data-attributes="member: 1974"><p>Often a bottle calf heifer will be a free-martin. </p><p>I know a guy who used to have a Holstein or two and raise bottle calves on them. He'd bring the cows into the barn morning & night to feed them grain. While they were eating their grain he'd turn the calves loose on them. He'd have one calf per working teat. He'd often get a good cow at kill price that had lost a quarter due to mastitis. </p><p>You can wean the calf as early as 6 weeks, and replace with a new calf. If you have a younger calf nursing in a group, let it on first to be sure it gets its share.</p><p></p><p>The biggest drawback is the labor requirements. You have to take care of them 2x/day, 7 days/week. It's hard to find temporary help for you to get a break.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris H, post: 1052129, member: 1974"] Often a bottle calf heifer will be a free-martin. I know a guy who used to have a Holstein or two and raise bottle calves on them. He'd bring the cows into the barn morning & night to feed them grain. While they were eating their grain he'd turn the calves loose on them. He'd have one calf per working teat. He'd often get a good cow at kill price that had lost a quarter due to mastitis. You can wean the calf as early as 6 weeks, and replace with a new calf. If you have a younger calf nursing in a group, let it on first to be sure it gets its share. The biggest drawback is the labor requirements. You have to take care of them 2x/day, 7 days/week. It's hard to find temporary help for you to get a break. [/QUOTE]
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