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Anonymous
I bought a black baldie bull calf at the sale barn this afternoon (Wed). Supposedly he was born yesterday and the mother's milk didn't come in. He's very tiny, and weighs 40 lbs. He went real cheap as he was quite unsteady on his feet.
I happened to have several gallons of colostrum from a 6 year old cow in the freezer, and plenty of milk from a Holstein/Jersey heifer that just calved last Thursday. I looked him over beforehand and didn't see any signs of illness, so he seemed like a good risk. Of course he'll be kept separated from the other calf for a couple of weeks.
I got him home about 4 pm, since then he's taken 5 pints of colostrum in 3 feedings (it's midnight now) and is starting to perk up -- he even did a little kicking dance around his stall when he was fed a little while ago. Since he's so small and weak, I intend to feed him every 6 hours for the first few days.
Is there anything else that I can do for him to help him out?
I will be calling the vet in the morning, but I expect it to be several days before he makes it out.
Ann
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I happened to have several gallons of colostrum from a 6 year old cow in the freezer, and plenty of milk from a Holstein/Jersey heifer that just calved last Thursday. I looked him over beforehand and didn't see any signs of illness, so he seemed like a good risk. Of course he'll be kept separated from the other calf for a couple of weeks.
I got him home about 4 pm, since then he's taken 5 pints of colostrum in 3 feedings (it's midnight now) and is starting to perk up -- he even did a little kicking dance around his stall when he was fed a little while ago. Since he's so small and weak, I intend to feed him every 6 hours for the first few days.
Is there anything else that I can do for him to help him out?
I will be calling the vet in the morning, but I expect it to be several days before he makes it out.
Ann
[email protected]