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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 407799" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>I have a bag of Purina Milk Replacer in the cupboard, and it does indeed say to <em>start weaning at 4 weeks of age</em>. I just ignored that little tidbit - right along with the amount they recommended to feed - because bottle calves are not 'one size fits all'.</p><p></p><p>Wisteria Farms - my bottle calves were usually weaned right around 3 months of age (unless there was a valid reason to extend it), and they most generally received 2 gallons of milk replacer per day until they were readily eating a couple of lbs of grain day. Grain(I prefer C.O.B. to Startena - cheaper, they tend to eat it better, nutrition is comparable, and they didn't like the pellets in Startena - so they were always going to waste) was introduced at about a week old, as was hay. Fresh water and mineral was always available.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 407799, member: 539"] I have a bag of Purina Milk Replacer in the cupboard, and it does indeed say to [i]start weaning at 4 weeks of age[/i]. I just ignored that little tidbit - right along with the amount they recommended to feed - because bottle calves are not 'one size fits all'. Wisteria Farms - my bottle calves were usually weaned right around 3 months of age (unless there was a valid reason to extend it), and they most generally received 2 gallons of milk replacer per day until they were readily eating a couple of lbs of grain day. Grain(I prefer C.O.B. to Startena - cheaper, they tend to eat it better, nutrition is comparable, and they didn't like the pellets in Startena - so they were always going to waste) was introduced at about a week old, as was hay. Fresh water and mineral was always available. [/QUOTE]
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