Raising Bottle Calves

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6 жыл бұрын

We have a total of five calves on the homestead now. Two are on Belle and three are bottle calves. We are raising those three using milk replacer and bottles. This morning we slept in bit, but most mornings we try hard to get a minimum of two feedings 12 hours apart and then a few much smaller feedings in-between. We want them healthy and growing strong so we feed them well and also have pellets and water free choice immediately when we get them.
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@spaceace1006 10 ай бұрын

Kids who grow up on small family farms are so lucky!!

@SimplifiedPiano 10 ай бұрын

We’re blessed!

@littlegreendragon4025 3 жыл бұрын

Im getting my new beef calf soon, first one ever I'm so excited, this was very helpful

@SimplifiedPiano 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!!

@stevelee4653 7 ай бұрын

some good up bringing I live near two dairy farms.. I see it all the time..

@SimplifiedPiano 7 ай бұрын

;)

@ziauddin7948 3 жыл бұрын

beautiful bottle fed calf

@sassylrhg 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I will be doing this next weekend.

@Crow-id6yt 4 жыл бұрын

I’m getting a dairy bull calf next weekend, and I can’t wait!! It will be my second bottle calf, and I can’t wait!!

@SimplifiedPiano 4 жыл бұрын

Thats so great! Hope you have fun with it......it can be a real fun deal and you can definitely make a little money as well!

@downbntout 3 жыл бұрын

They are so beautiful. Such eyelashes, those pink noses, the seeking for the bottle. Just babies, needing what they need

@gingerreid8569 4 жыл бұрын

We just took on a blind 2 week old heifer calf - neighbor has over 1000 cow ranch...no time to bottle feed and a blind calf does not bring him money...was gonna shoot and put down...today is day 3 and getting better at getting her to take the bottle...he did keep her on mom for the two weeks...hoping to grow her up some and then take her to process...adding beef to our homestead...

@SimplifiedPiano 4 жыл бұрын

It is a bit of work in the beginning but when they get they get it and its a cinch! Good luck and well done.

@shannahrust2467 Жыл бұрын

What kind of hay and grain do you feed at weaning

@pocket_historian1807 4 жыл бұрын

Every spring I feed bottle calves or just tue runt of the bunch but I enjoy it 2 months ago I stopped feeding my herd of baby calves 3rd year

@aapgriz678 5 жыл бұрын

Hey we use a bucket now lol...its a lot easier and he finishes it real quick. Ours is about 10 weeks old i wanna say

@SimplifiedPiano 5 жыл бұрын

yes, for sure! We've trained them to buckets too which is so much less hassle!

@judasmahlalela4927 2 жыл бұрын

Please help with how to make feeding calf milk

@mtkadwa 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. I think of raising bottle fed. Hows the survival rate ?

@SimplifiedPiano 6 жыл бұрын

mtkadwa so bottle fed are very finicky... This is such a great comment because many people want to raise bottle fed calves but you must watch them very close because they are so app so get sick and die. We have had good luck thus far but you got to be checking on them constantly!! Thanks for watching

@downbntout 4 жыл бұрын

People think sharks go wild in a feeding frenzy? They have nothin on baby calves

@russellcampbell3639 3 жыл бұрын

My wife said the milk makes them high.

@LOVEnLIGHTWORKer Жыл бұрын

@@russellcampbell3639 it’s the same for all infants they get milk drunk 🕊💖✨👑💛✨

@enriquearias5471 4 жыл бұрын

How many pints of milk do you give the calf ? I have a jersey calf so far giving him 4 pints in a day. 2 in the morning 2 at night. Not sure if this is enough or should I had another feeding time?

@SimplifiedPiano 4 жыл бұрын

Depending on the size of the calf you should be feeding more. It has been a while since we have done this but if the calf is 70 pounds then I would feed in that 7-8 pints and do it in three feedings a day. So say your calf is 60 then you would be fairly close but up it by having a third feeding with two pints. I would really recommend doing a bit of research on this yourself as I’m not a pro by any means but in my mind to make it simple I thought I gave a pint per ten pounds in a day. With three feedings min. And when they are brand new like the first week or two even four is better yet. Good luck and hope this helps.

@Ehlaedits 2 жыл бұрын

You want to do 1 in the mornings 1 at 12:00 and one and 5:00 or 6:00

@JJconcrete 3 жыл бұрын

And we bought one of those bottles like you have on your black Angus and our calf sucks the nipple down flat and sucks all the air out of the bottle so she stops getting the milk I was kind of thinking about maybe poking a little hole in the side of the bottle so it would release more of the milk and not suck all the air out. What do you think about that and did I just get a defective bottle

@SimplifiedPiano 3 жыл бұрын

I have to take it out of the calves mouth when that happens and pinch the nipple to release more air into the bottle. They drink so aggressively and it happens.

@SimplifiedPiano 3 жыл бұрын

I think I would try and make the hole larger that the milk comes out of and see if that fixes the problem.

@travisholte3241 3 жыл бұрын

How long do they need to be on the bottle till they can be put only on grass

@SimplifiedPiano 3 жыл бұрын

as long as you can the better:) When they're eating hay/feed and water on their own then that works too!

@XavierAway Жыл бұрын

It’s a shame they couldn’t be raised properly with their mother. I’m sure you’re doing a good job

@SimplifiedPiano Жыл бұрын

So true. Do appreciate the kind word though.

@prestonboldrey3970 5 жыл бұрын

How big was the bag for the calves

@SimplifiedPiano 5 жыл бұрын

50 pounds

@martinsedzani4325 Жыл бұрын

Can I learn this from you

@gamebent 6 жыл бұрын

Cool.

@SimplifiedPiano 6 жыл бұрын

gamebent hey thanks for watching!

@helenjohnson4593 5 жыл бұрын

How did this work out for your bottle calves. I hope this might be something profitable for your farm.

@happyhappy3972 5 жыл бұрын

I WANT TO BOTTLE FEED A LITTLE CALF BUT I'M FROM ONTARIO CANADA. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS???

@SimplifiedPiano 5 жыл бұрын

maybe you can find a rancher that would let you come out and visit or something? They are mazing and what a fun time for the kids:)

@downbntout 4 жыл бұрын

Go to a thrift store and get a coat, cut the sleeves short and put it on yr calf, front legs into the sleeves. You can use duct tape too. They sell wool calf coats that get raggedy and fall into the soil in chunks, benefitting the soil, but cheepies work too. Stack straw bales for more wind barrier when the wind chill's bad. Feed the milk at 105 degrees (don't guess it's really warm).

@jjbowman4653 4 жыл бұрын

Get a job on a farm, many farms are looking for new employees to help out, I start I think when I was 14 or 15 at a stable, right up the way is where a friend of mine works on a farm caring for calves. They teach you.

@downbntout 4 жыл бұрын

JJ Bowman Especially dairies. Beef cattle mother their own calves, dairy cattle are prevented from mothering and wouldn't know how. Plus they give enough milk to drown a calf. So go to a dairy where all calves are bottlefed

@daphnietudor2953 3 жыл бұрын

I think id prefer to feed the calf multiple times a daylike they natuarally do

@LoveNanni 4 жыл бұрын

The young stock was my job and the medical records of the herd I miss my little babies lol but only thing you didn't mention is those bottle babies as they grow they want to try to nurse on your fingers (or basically anothing) and once i had one basically inhale my hold hand and their back teeth are like razors lol sliced open one of my fingers with ease like it was tissue papper had to go find my dad covered in blood like hi... I got hurt, i need a quick clean /bandage up so i can finish my chores, i still had 12 more calves to feed and 4 of them where on the other side of the farm lol Farm life, slap a bandaid on and go back to work lol