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2 quarts 2 times per day is fine for a normal size calf, but you said she was small so she will require less. Underfeeding by a bit is much better than over feeding her.

I saw your post over on BYC. They will scour rather quickly from over feeding and if she's a small calf 4 quarts in 24 hours is verging on too much. When I have a small calf I always divide their feedings into at least 3 times for the first week or so. Less at more different feedings is...

I'm feeling much better thanks! My fever broke late yesterday afternoon. Was gone from 7 this morning till about 11 tonight babysitting 2 seperate groups of grandkids.....so I'm ready to call it a day. I didn't see the heifer today, but hubby said she's doing good. This was the first time in...

No, I don't think so. We've never had a problem with it anyway. The vet shot her full of antibitotics and other stuff before he left. Stitched her so she can't prolapse on us.

DH just came and hollered in the backdoor that's she's up.....the first hurdle crossed.

We've just had the morning from h***. First off I've been running a fever since yesterday evening. I was supposed to be babysitting 2 grandaughters today, so I got up and made arrangements with my DIL to keep them. Then my hubby came in and said we had a heifer calving and he was pretty sure...

A bull.

Is there such a thing as a not cute calf? :) I haven't seen one if there is!!

Thanks! :)

We had our first calf of the season yesterday morning from this heifer.

Here are some pictures of some of the cows getting their breakfast this cold morning.

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I didn't know if I could play too or not. :) I have a dumb question.....is there a rhyme or reason to this, or we just play whatever models we know?

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They say it's only a matter of time until you have to participate in order to sell your cattle through a sale barn.

It's the remains of a couple of mineral/salt blocks. :) we had just put out fresh ones for them.

They were disappointed all I brought was mineral and no cubes!! :)

I went to take mineral out to the pasture this morning. You know it's gonna be a hot day when the cows are standing in the water before 9am!!!!

I agree it just depends on where you are and how many cattle you want. Where I live it takes 7-10 acres per head to support a cow/calf pair on summer pasture. I should add that you will need to have additional acrerage to grow feed for them to eat in the winter.

I agree it's easier in the long run if you get them off the bottle sooner rather than later. I think they start eating other stuff better when they aren't on the bottle. That bottle is just like a pacifier to a baby.......it can be a hard habit to break!!