Posted by JDseller on July 16, 2011 at 00:04:51 from (208.126.196.144):
In Reply to: OT/9 lives posted by rrlund on July 15, 2011 at 16:45:42:
I think you are trying to wean them a little early. When I had to bottle/bucket feed a calf I always did it for at least two months. Then I would only wean it if it was eating sweet feed real good. Then I would never put them back in with full size cattle. A young calf like that can not get enough grass to grow right. I would pin several together and feed them a 15-18% protein feed plus good hay. When they where 300-400 lbs I might switch them out to pasture but even then I would creep feed them.
Remember that you don"t wean the other calves off the cow at seven weeks. The hand feed calves have the same feed needs but without a cow to help out. You need to be helping out these young calves longer or get them up and going. Then take them to the sale barn. Good beef calves will bring $175-250 around here at a week old.
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