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To Wean or Not To Wean...That Is The Question
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<blockquote data-quote="RichieMaGoo" data-source="post: 131608" data-attributes="member: 2524"><p>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. </p><p></p><p>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)</p><p></p><p>Whadduyahs think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RichieMaGoo, post: 131608, member: 2524"] 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? [/QUOTE]
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