They came straight from the dairy farm. Supposedly had colostrum and were three days old. They nursed well but looked gangly. Never looked filled out. Urinated well and Had stools.
I will ask my vet for the supplement you mentioned. Thanks for the advice.
This is my second post. thanks for all the help on my first. Another questions. I recently got into Jersey cows and have been nursing 1/2 Holstein and 1/2 angus calves. I bought 5 initially and they did great. got another 6 and three died within the first 3 days. the calves were approximately...
THanks for the great ideas. I was considering the pigs and now think that is what we will do. Once I'm better at milking and trust my skills more I will be making butter and cheese.
I'm new to this board so I appreciate the opportunity to post here and any advice I get.
I have 6 dairy cows and a herd of beef cows. I use the dairy cows to feed bottle calves. I'm not new to cows but very new to dairy. My Jersey girls make so much milk I have to pump them off with a milker...