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How do you get a one month old calf to eat after the mother died?
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∙ 14y ago
It's hard to tell what you're trying to ask because either you may be referring to feeding the calf roughage, or "eating" milk. The calf will be able to eat the roughage if it's hungry enough, as many a thrifty calf with intense curiousity (as is with most calves) will find the hay and grain to eat on its own.
As for the milk, that's a different story. You will have a harder time getting a calf to drink from a bottle or bucket than one that is newborn because he will be very used to suckling from his momma but not from a bottle. Even the taste of the milk replacer isn't the same as the milk straight from his momma. Either way, you will have to restrain him, and try to get him to suckle from a bottle at first. You can't do it by yourself, as you will need someone to help you hold him while you teach him to accept the bottle or bucket. It will take a while for him to get used to it, so be persistant and don't give up.
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