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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1050813" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Feed and fresh clean water in front of 'em from Day One. Cram some feed in their mouth every time you feed, or any time you pass by their pen, until they get the idea. Once they're eating 1-1.5# of calf starter/day, you can stop with the milk replacer and rapidly increase grain feeding 'til they're eating at least 4-5#/hd/day.</p><p>Most dairy heifer developers are not feeding calves hay until after 8 weeks of age - the grain ration is more influential in getting the rumen up and functioning than lower-quality forages.</p><p></p><p>bottle or bucket... it's the age-old argument. I always used a bottle, but there are millions of calves that have been raised drinking out of a bucket. </p><p>Truthfully, I don't know if one is better than the other.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1050813, member: 12607"] Feed and fresh clean water in front of 'em from Day One. Cram some feed in their mouth every time you feed, or any time you pass by their pen, until they get the idea. Once they're eating 1-1.5# of calf starter/day, you can stop with the milk replacer and rapidly increase grain feeding 'til they're eating at least 4-5#/hd/day. Most dairy heifer developers are not feeding calves hay until after 8 weeks of age - the grain ration is more influential in getting the rumen up and functioning than lower-quality forages. bottle or bucket... it's the age-old argument. I always used a bottle, but there are millions of calves that have been raised drinking out of a bucket. Truthfully, I don't know if one is better than the other. [/QUOTE]
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