We got two 4 week old jersey calves this past weekend – our first cows. They both look very skinny. They were being fed by bucket. We are doing bottles so we can ensure they each get what they need. One is eating his bottle of milk replacer well but it has been hard to get this guy to eat. I made the hole in the nipple a bit bigger, which seems to have helped but in the evenings he doesn't seem to want his bottle. Is he just tired and ready for bed at night? He seems weaker than the other.
Trying to feed 2 2-quart bottles of milk replacer a day. Orchard grass hay and water available 24 hrs a day. Calf grain available overnight while they are in their pen we are overnighting them in til they are weaned. Grazing available during the day. Anything else we can do to support this guy?
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