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I am raising my first calf for meat this year. I will be keeping him through the winter and I am wondering how much hay to plan on him eating this winter. Figure here in Minnesota temperature are average hi and lowOctober 50-30 ,November 40-20, December 30-0, January 10-minus 20, February...

I like the basketball/beach ball idea, I will have to put one in there for him. Yeah he chews on the wood all around his been so I've been "calf proofing" the pen so he doesn't find something he shouldn't have. He doesn't really do much munching on it just tests things out. Halter, yes, I...

So far so good, I am easing back into the milk. He is drinking water from his bucket too so that really keeps my spirits up. I am starting to add an extra 1/4 cup of milk replacer a day (will watch if anything changes and adjust) until I get him up to normal (recommended) amount of power per...

Thanks for all the good advise! This morning he has "puddin poop" again and wants to eat very badly. He is very energetic again an is nibbling on a little hay and calf starter. I did take some warm soapy water and wash him off a little. He really liked it and decided to "go potty" while I...

Would a person really take a calf entirely off milk if it is scouring? I have electolytes and had been giving him some until I ran out and then that was about the time the milk powder was accidentally doubled for 2 days. Should I just cut milk in half along with electrolytes?

Is it possible to mix milk replacer to thick and give a calf scours? I switched measuring cups and I think this is what happened. I was feeding 1 cup (8 oz) per 2 quarts and he was fine. Found different measuring cup and measured out 8 oz but seemed like more powder, figured I would try...