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<blockquote data-quote="bird dog" data-source="post: 1617250" data-attributes="member: 5381"><p>I would leave the calf with the dam but give the calf what it needs like it was a bottle calf. The calf will let you know if it is getting enough. They seem to do much better staying with mom even if she can't feed. The wife and I raised one this way. The calf would see us coming and run towards us. The mom would follow and stand patiently aside to let the calf drink. The calf would finish and they would both return to the herd. </p><p></p><p>After a few weeks we didn't worry if we missed a day or three. We got the calf started on one of those small creep feeders and weaned it off the bottle after a couple months. It wasn't a big deal to feed the calf in the field as I would go out every evening to check on them anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bird dog, post: 1617250, member: 5381"] I would leave the calf with the dam but give the calf what it needs like it was a bottle calf. The calf will let you know if it is getting enough. They seem to do much better staying with mom even if she can't feed. The wife and I raised one this way. The calf would see us coming and run towards us. The mom would follow and stand patiently aside to let the calf drink. The calf would finish and they would both return to the herd. After a few weeks we didn't worry if we missed a day or three. We got the calf started on one of those small creep feeders and weaned it off the bottle after a couple months. It wasn't a big deal to feed the calf in the field as I would go out every evening to check on them anyway. [/QUOTE]
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