j&lfarms
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As some of you know I had a calf born to a young heifer Wed. night. Calf nursed Wed. night and I made sure he nursed on Thursday. However, the heifer isn't really having much to do with the calf. When I go out to check her she is often on the other side of the lot laying down. This morning I went out there and the calf was in the lot and she had jumped the fence. He was pretty weak and was having trouble standing up. I got the heifer up, put out some feed, and packed the calf over to her. Once he started nursing she stood still and he perked up. She walked off and he walked after her and started nursing again. What I am concerned about is if she isn't going to let him nurse when he wants to, should I just go ahead and start bottle feeding? And how long should a 50lb bag of milk replacer last me?