Re: Jersey calve?

Posted by Bruce from Can. on January 30, 2018 at 19:23:18 from (76.69.31.140):

In Reply to: Jersey calve? posted by Tracto-man on January 30, 2018 at 18:44:13:

What kind of temps are normal were you are this time of year ? What kind of housing are you going to provide this calf ? These things need to be looked at before much advice can be given. Jersey calves don't have much body mass, and if the weather is sever , like below 0 F , you will have trouble getting enough calories into it to keep it alive. A week old baby will not be able to get much of anything out of calf starter, and if you give them too much milk, the calf will scour . Your baby calf will need a draft free environment, with good ventilation.
Much easier to raise a baby calf in the warm weather , than in the dead of winter, no question, but we raise Jersey babes all year round here in Ontario . We do adjust our methods as seasons change. Make your milk replacer nice and warm , that is a good place to start. We generally don't give newborns much over 2 liters a day the first week or so and gradually increase to 4 liters . Try to start your calves eating calf starter right away. Do this by giving them a mouth full of starter right after they have their milk. takes several days for their stomach to be able to digest solid food. By 2-3 weeks keeping water available to the calves is a good idea. The quicker the calf takes to the starter, the better the odds are that your calf will grow and be healthy. Seems like it should be easy , and it can be, but it can be heart breaking too when things go wrong.
Jersey bull calves are worth next to nothing right now, and I have 4 of the little guys that I can't find a home for , 2 are big enough to wean, near 200 lb . I have just been feeding them along with the rest of the heifers , as I have had some extra milk. Working for nothing perhaps , but I just am not going to clunk a nice new born calf on the head , just because he has no value. I mostly use sexed seaman now , and breed other cows Angus.

Replies:

• Re: Jersey calve? Tracto-man 20:10:55 01/30/18 (1)
  • Re: Jersey calve? rrlund 07:21:42 01/31/18 (0)

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