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what to feed 5 wk old drop calf

  • 11-05-2012 03:44PM
    #1
    noseyhole
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭


    hello.
    my brother bought a 5-6 wk old calf from his friends brother and we now have it(and the brother :mad:) in a open shed (bedded and blocked from the wind) with my 4 weanlings. its eating crunch fine but i never had a young calf so should i get milk replacer , what else should i do for it and how long till its out on grass.
    many many thanks for your help


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  • #2
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    2 litres of milk replacer morning and evening (4 litres per day) until 8/9 weeks (1 bag of milk replacer will do it €35-€48 each)
    feed calf meal ab lib till weaned so 4 weeks x 14kg = €25

    fresh hay - maybe 2 small bales - Kick starts the stomack and stops milk scour.


  • #3
    noseyhole
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭noseyhole


    thanks . some doubt though about the age of the calf as it looks alot older . brother is trying to get a defo date of birth as he doest have the cards yet.
    i,ll get some maverick tomorrow and feed what you said
    . thanks a million


  • #4
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,408 ✭✭✭bbam


    Look for "Supercream" by Freshacres...
    At least as good as Maverick but much cheaper..

    Don't worry too much about age.. we feed milk til they are eating 1kg of meal and taking fresh water... once you start feeding milk you need to focus on geting them up to 1kg meal, hay/straw and water,, Then you can wean.


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