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<blockquote data-quote="FarmGirl10" data-source="post: 550725" data-attributes="member: 6646"><p>They're getting enough food. In our area though, the two month old would have already been weaned (typically 6 weeks on milk, 4 weeks at 2 quarts twice a day and the last two weeks 2 quarts once a day). I would try feeding the 2 month old the starter by hand, I've noticed that it'll get them eating it faster. Also, since you are having calves drink the milk directly out of the bucket, the development of their stomach is being effected. Hopefully someone will further my point about that, I can't remember which compartment that is full developed when they are born. But since they suck the milk up instead of letting it run down their throat it is going into a stomach compartment that is not completely developed. The enzymes in the milk hinders the development of this compartment which is the one that will process grain. So if you want them to take to grain quicker, they should be fed through a nipple.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FarmGirl10, post: 550725, member: 6646"] They're getting enough food. In our area though, the two month old would have already been weaned (typically 6 weeks on milk, 4 weeks at 2 quarts twice a day and the last two weeks 2 quarts once a day). I would try feeding the 2 month old the starter by hand, I've noticed that it'll get them eating it faster. Also, since you are having calves drink the milk directly out of the bucket, the development of their stomach is being effected. Hopefully someone will further my point about that, I can't remember which compartment that is full developed when they are born. But since they suck the milk up instead of letting it run down their throat it is going into a stomach compartment that is not completely developed. The enzymes in the milk hinders the development of this compartment which is the one that will process grain. So if you want them to take to grain quicker, they should be fed through a nipple. [/QUOTE]
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