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<blockquote data-quote="Springfieldsimm" data-source="post: 1742386" data-attributes="member: 42580"><p>So to start off with I am a new guys on this forum but I have been reading posts for a few years just never felt the need to post. </p><p>We are a small family seedstock producer raising registered simmental. </p><p>Due to a very unfortunate situation I lost one of my best cows today to pneumonia. The problem I have is I now have a 5 wk old heifer calf i need to feed. </p><p>My question is do let it in the pasture with the other cows (around 20 w/calves) and hope she learns to steal or do I separate her and try to get her started on feed. She has good genetics and potential to be worth quite a bit so I don't want to stun her growth. </p><p>If I do start her on feed how soon can that be done?</p><p> Do I need to keep her on milk a while? </p><p>I have not tried to put in the barn yet. I was watching her tonight to see if she acts hungry but she wasn't acting like she was missing her mom yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Springfieldsimm, post: 1742386, member: 42580"] So to start off with I am a new guys on this forum but I have been reading posts for a few years just never felt the need to post. We are a small family seedstock producer raising registered simmental. Due to a very unfortunate situation I lost one of my best cows today to pneumonia. The problem I have is I now have a 5 wk old heifer calf i need to feed. My question is do let it in the pasture with the other cows (around 20 w/calves) and hope she learns to steal or do I separate her and try to get her started on feed. She has good genetics and potential to be worth quite a bit so I don’t want to stun her growth. If I do start her on feed how soon can that be done? Do I need to keep her on milk a while? I have not tried to put in the barn yet. I was watching her tonight to see if she acts hungry but she wasn’t acting like she was missing her mom yet. [/QUOTE]
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