6 week old bottle calf question (sorry guys!)

[holleegee]

I have yet another question about my bottle calf. She is now 6 weeks old. She is in a pen that is about 15ft by 30ft. She is getting 2 bottles a day of milk based replacer and is eating probably 4 cups of sweet feed a day and has clean water 24/7. Today I noticed her poop is kind of runny, not like her normal poop. I have tried 3 different kinds of hay and she won't touch any of them, she will only eat grass. Should I pen her up in a smaller pen so she will eat the hay or is she fine eating the grass? Should I worry about her runny poop, it still has some consistency to it (it isn't like water.) Thanks for all of your help!

[agmantoo]

Do not worry as long as the poop is just loose and the color of digested grass. Rich grass will create this situation. My herd is so loose that the discharge appears as thick green water coming out a garden hose. Just watch the calf to see she does not dehydrate. She should be fine

[holleegee]

Originally Posted by agmantoo

Do not worry as long as the poop is just loose and the color of digested grass. Rich grass will create this situation. My herd is so loose that the discharge appears as thick green water coming out a garden hose. Just watch the calf to see she does not dehydrate. She should be fine

Thanks so much. I feel like I'm asking a million questions.

[Karin L]

Ditto what agmantoo said. Usually runny feces if they're out on grass primarily means they're getting lots of protein and not much fibre. Typical of this time of growing year.

[holleegee]

Originally Posted by Karin L

Ditto what agmantoo said. Usually runny feces if they're out on grass primarily means they're getting lots of protein and not much fibre. Typical of this time of growing year.

Thanks, at least now I know what is normal.