RichieMaGoo
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I usually start weaning my Holstein bull calves at 4 weeks, however, I currently have two calves that are twins, and therefore they are small. They are doing fine.
I was kind of thinking that it might be a good idea to keep them on the bottle a little longer, being they're small....BUT, a while back I had a small Jersey calf that I kept on the bottle for eight weeks. This Jersey was not growing, and I thought he was going to be lame, as he was having trouble getting up and walking. As soon as I took him off the bottle, he picked right up- he started growing, and his mobility problem went away quickly- this makes me wonder if it is such a good idea to keep the twin holsteins on the bottle longer? (The jersey turned out to be a fine looking steer)
Whadduyahs think?
I was kind of thinking that it might be a good idea to keep them on the bottle a little longer, being they're small....BUT, a while back I had a small Jersey calf that I kept on the bottle for eight weeks. This Jersey was not growing, and I thought he was going to be lame, as he was having trouble getting up and walking. As soon as I took him off the bottle, he picked right up- he started growing, and his mobility problem went away quickly- this makes me wonder if it is such a good idea to keep the twin holsteins on the bottle longer? (The jersey turned out to be a fine looking steer)
Whadduyahs think?