bottle calf info??

harplade · #1 01/13/09, 08:17 AM

I saw a thread awhile back on raising bottle calves and thought it was going to be turned into a permanent sticky?

Well, I'm getting a bottle baby and wanted to review the info-can anyone point me to the place where it might be.

We've done baby goats lots of times but a calf will be different, I'm sure.

Thanks,
Harplade

mlangfus · #2 01/13/09, 08:20 AM

Good resource is http://familycow.proboards32.com/index.cgi?board=calf

topside1 · #3 01/13/09, 02:09 PM

Sale barn/Bottle calves

Mods, any chance in making this a STICKY? Maybe this thread may stop a few calves from dying.....Topside

harplade · #4 01/13/09, 07:46 PM

thanks for the info-I've bookmarked for future questions. He just arrived-nice looking calf. We'll feed in the morning as he sucked from Momma for the last time tonight. Wish I could have gotten two but the guy says they're slowing down in birthing so maybe next week I can get another.

I'll let you know how everything works out.

topside1 · #5 01/14/09, 08:26 AM

What breed of calf did you buy?

harplade · #6 01/14/09, 10:52 AM

It's a Holstein calf off of a dairy farm. Sucked down a bottle this morning-we're trying to keep everything clean and sterilized-we have cold weather for us (50's during the day) but bright and sunny for the next week or so-hope that helps give him a good start. He's got a stall in the barn, tomorrow we'll let him out to try to graze some rye grass and get some sun. He's so cute but he will be dinner, hopefully.