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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 20608"><p>Hello:</p><p>Well I do buy calves to raise on the bottle. When the calves are about two to four weeks of age I do start feeding the a small about of grain from my hand so they will learn how to eat grain. Also if there starting to do that ok then I do start feeding the calves good alfa hay along with there bottle. I do not wean my calves from the bottle untile there eating two pounds of grain a day, and there also eating hay both a grain hay and a alfa hay.</p><p></p><p>One nice thing about bottle calves they do like to lick and nurse your fingers and that is one nice way to slowly start feeding them grain. You can take the green leafs off of green leafie alfa hay and mix it with the grain your feeding your calves and some times that does help with the process. There is calfmana.</p><p></p><p>Also check with your vet or other livestock experts in your area and see when is the best time to give your bottle calves a shot for CDT.</p><p></p><p>Bottle calves do not have a mom to show them how to eat grain and hay and that is why you do have to put forth some effort and teach them hay and grain is good for them.</p><p></p><p>It does seem like some calves are quicker than other calves about learning to start to eat grain and hay, but there are some calves you do have to work with longer and some calves it is more of a effort.</p><p></p><p>I also use pobotics to help a calf get things going, I do think that it does help.</p><p>Regards</p><p>LS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 20608"] Hello: Well I do buy calves to raise on the bottle. When the calves are about two to four weeks of age I do start feeding the a small about of grain from my hand so they will learn how to eat grain. Also if there starting to do that ok then I do start feeding the calves good alfa hay along with there bottle. I do not wean my calves from the bottle untile there eating two pounds of grain a day, and there also eating hay both a grain hay and a alfa hay. One nice thing about bottle calves they do like to lick and nurse your fingers and that is one nice way to slowly start feeding them grain. You can take the green leafs off of green leafie alfa hay and mix it with the grain your feeding your calves and some times that does help with the process. There is calfmana. Also check with your vet or other livestock experts in your area and see when is the best time to give your bottle calves a shot for CDT. Bottle calves do not have a mom to show them how to eat grain and hay and that is why you do have to put forth some effort and teach them hay and grain is good for them. It does seem like some calves are quicker than other calves about learning to start to eat grain and hay, but there are some calves you do have to work with longer and some calves it is more of a effort. I also use pobotics to help a calf get things going, I do think that it does help. Regards LS [/QUOTE]
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