aplusmnt
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I have a cow with a calf that is around 5 weeks old. The cow is just in terrible shape, the calf is draining her down terrible. I even put the cow in with a show calf and am feeding her good. I know the cow has to leave because she has a history of this.
But what I am wondering is how hard would it be to pull the calf off and bottle feed it for a month and let the mother put on some weight and possibly get bred before I take her to the sale barn.
Any tips on how to get the bottle calf started would be appreciated. If I can do this I may also let my daughter show the calf in the bucket class at the fair, since she would be the one doing the bottle feeding.
But what I am wondering is how hard would it be to pull the calf off and bottle feed it for a month and let the mother put on some weight and possibly get bred before I take her to the sale barn.
Any tips on how to get the bottle calf started would be appreciated. If I can do this I may also let my daughter show the calf in the bucket class at the fair, since she would be the one doing the bottle feeding.