Calf Revivers... Any faith or sales gimmick ?

Bodacious

I've very good neighbours here, one good friend gave me a little one-shot clear to yellow liquid to give calf, Calf Reviver. Another very good lad landed with a tube/paste like a horse dose paste "active calf" he swears by it... Any of you lads ladies use or swear by or dismiss either product ?

I milked all 4 tits of heifer and gave her lots of beastings . Fingers crossed, she still weak calves out at -2 degrees doesn't be long zapping the energy/ will to live out of them ;-(

whelan1

do you have a calf jacket to keep it warm? i got one on ebay

tanko

Keep the calf warm. A straw bedded crate with an infra red bulb over the calf is a good job.

simx

whelan1 wrote: »

do you have a calf jacket to keep it warm? i got one on ebay

How much was it whelan1, do you find it good?

whelan1

simx wrote: »

How much was it whelan1, do you find it good?

got it about 3 or 4 years ago, from japan:eek: on ebay cost around 30 euro... great job, just throw it in washing machine between uses

Bodacious

whelan1 wrote: »

do you have a calf jacket to keep it warm? i got one on ebay

I have one ill put it on her after next feed, she in now on deep bed of straw so alot warmer but ill throw the jacket on her, will do no harm... unless itd put the heifer off of her

whelan1

Bodacious wrote: »

I have one ill put it on her after next feed, she in now on deep bed of straw so alot warmer but ill throw the jacket on her, will do no harm... unless itd put the heifer off of her

give the calf a good rub with the jacket before you put it on, so its smell will be on the jacket

Bodacious

whelan1 wrote: »

give the calf a good rub with the jacket before you put it on, so its smell will be on the jacket

Sound , good thinking!

Bodacious

I gave her that tube Active calf at 4.30, Syringed 0.5ltr of beastings into here at 5.30, she could barely swallow, went back 4 hours later and it was like awaking a little monster she ate the fingers off of me and sucked 2 tits of the heifer and was still chasing her around the shed when i left her:)

Bodacious

No snow here but its very cold, calf is flying it now..was lucky there yesterday, its great when something that weak and cold pulls through, great feeling:D

whelan1

just saw a product on the osmonds website colostrum plus its an oral paste that contains immunoglobulins , energy and multivitamins, i ordered some so will see how it goes

Bodacious

whelan1 wrote: »

just saw a product on the osmonds website colostrum plus its an oral paste that contains immunoglobulins , energy and multivitamins, i ordered some so will see how it goes

Yep something similar to what i got, i still have the empty tube in the shed ill post exact name/company tomorrow but it was very tasty as it got her mouth going and it seemed to work for me anyway.. that coupled with the heifer's own beastings of course!

Bodacious

whelan1 wrote: »

just saw a product on the osmonds website colostrum plus its an oral paste that contains immunoglobulins , energy and multivitamins, i ordered some so will see how it goes

One I got is called "At Birth" and is made by Natural Stockcare Ltd, Tyne and Wear, UK.

Described as a complementary feeding stuff containing active egg proteins, essential vitamins, chelated trace elements and Oligosaccharides for optimally kick-starting the calf.

30g syringe to be given orally within the first 12 hours of life