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<blockquote data-quote="Workinonit Farm" data-source="post: 378360" data-attributes="member: 839"><p>Is that 2 qts per feeding or 2 qts total for the day? If it 2 qts total for the day, it needs at least 2 qts per feeding. A minimum of 1 gallon a day.</p><p></p><p>Water, leave a bucket of fresh water with the calf. It will figure out how to drink it. </p><p></p><p> By next week I'd get a good quality calf-starter feed and start putting some out for the calf. You can put it in a pail, or a ground feeder or a feed box, whatever you have on hand. When you are finished feeding it its milk, slip a little feed into its mouth, eventually it will start to eat the feed as well. </p><p></p><p> It would also be a good idea to have some good quality, fresh hay available to the calf.</p><p></p><p>If you do a search of this site, you will find lots of good info on here.</p><p></p><p>Just recently there were a few threads covering this very subject. If they weren't discussed here on the beginners board. Scroll down on this board, and look at the titles "Bottle Feeding" and "Read Thread About Bottle Feeding"</p><p></p><p> I'm sure you will be getting many more suggestions.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p><p></p><p>Katherine</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Workinonit Farm, post: 378360, member: 839"] Is that 2 qts per feeding or 2 qts total for the day? If it 2 qts total for the day, it needs at least 2 qts per feeding. A minimum of 1 gallon a day. Water, leave a bucket of fresh water with the calf. It will figure out how to drink it. By next week I'd get a good quality calf-starter feed and start putting some out for the calf. You can put it in a pail, or a ground feeder or a feed box, whatever you have on hand. When you are finished feeding it its milk, slip a little feed into its mouth, eventually it will start to eat the feed as well. It would also be a good idea to have some good quality, fresh hay available to the calf. If you do a search of this site, you will find lots of good info on here. Just recently there were a few threads covering this very subject. If they weren't discussed here on the beginners board. Scroll down on this board, and look at the titles "Bottle Feeding" and "Read Thread About Bottle Feeding" I'm sure you will be getting many more suggestions. Good luck. Katherine [/QUOTE]
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