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Calf reluctant to eat concentrate

the al kid · 2017-08-16 21:45:53

As above ,I have a calf 5 and a half months old that is reluctant to eat concentrate.She is sucking mother but want to get her eating a small bit to prepare for weaning her at say the end of September.I have offered her nuts,blend etc but is showing no interest in either.Any ideas? Al

16-08-2017 09:45PM

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the al kid

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As above ,I have a calf 5 and a half months old that is reluctant to eat concentrate.She is sucking mother but want to get her eating a small bit to prepare for weaning her at say the end of September.I have offered her nuts,blend etc but is showing no interest in either.Any ideas?

Al

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#2 17-08-2017 03:54AM

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Give her time and a nice cooked ration

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#3 17-08-2017 04:15PM

Attie

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Hunger a good sauce try cutting the cow of her a bit might help.

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#4 17-08-2017 05:02PM

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leave the calf as is and wean straight into the ring. let next person worry about meal intake

Now I know ill be given out to but its the easiest solution
*not a suckler farmer so have never taken this route*

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#5 21-08-2017 01:39PM

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Leave her away from the mother for 24 hours and leave her with calf meal (not the adult meal, the calf blend does be much sweeter), and perhaps try a bit of molasses on top to see will it get her interested?

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