Calf Questions

[hooligan]

Hey congrats JxG!
How old is your calf?

 

[jhm47]

The resorb is probably a good idea, but depending upon how old the calf is, the nasal pneumonia dose probably won't do him much good. those real little calves don't have the ability to develop antibodies till they are several months old. Our vet wants us to wait till they are 5 - 6 months old, but maybe your vet knows something ours doesn't. Several smaller feedings are better than 2 large ones. The problem is that with our busy lives, we aren't always able to do things that way. Good luck with your calves. I won't be getting any new ones till late March, and I can't wait. Glad they aren't coming now, with our below 0 weather. It did get up to +20 here today, and that's 51 degrees warmer than it was 2 nights ago. A veritable heat wave!

 

[hooligan]

Ok, here's our calf-still yet to be named.
Any idea on what he might be?

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Looks like a Jersey.

 

[JerseyXGirl]

I second that...Jersey

 

[hooligan]

The people who have seen him in person seem to think he has some Bremmer in him as well...anyone else think this?

 

[aggieterpkatie]

The people who have seen him in person seem to think he has some Bremmer in him as well...anyone else think this?

Brahma?

His body is a little light in color, but that could just be the picture. His head looks all Jersey to me.

 

[jhm47]

In my opinion, he looks more like a Swiss cross. They are marked similar to a Jersey, and he looks too thick and heavy boned to be a Jersey. However, 70 lbs is kind of light for a Swiss calf, so who knows. Whatever he is, he is a nice looking calf. Good luck with him.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

In my opinion, he looks more like a Swiss cross. They are marked similar to a Jersey, and he looks too thick and heavy boned to be a Jersey. However, 70 lbs is kind of light for a Swiss calf, so who knows. Whatever he is, he is a nice looking calf. Good luck with him.

Yeah, the body looked swiss to me, but the face doesn't.

 

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jersey x brown swiss