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We have some calves that nurse Mom laying down but a preemie chills easier and learns slower. At 5 days she is up to speed but may have been away from Mom too long. She weighs almost 38 lbs now and Mom weighs 1500lbs. Hate to have her lay on her. :)

Gravdigr

03-19-2011 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Nirvana (Post 717419)

Mia, my Chihuahua wanted outside and I had to feed the baby calf. Maybe Mia thinks she is a big puppy, she wanted to play with her. I call the calf Navy. She is a blue roan and white. She has an iodine stain on her belly where we sprayed her umbilical cord after she was born. It will wear off. Behind her is a large igloo dog house, she can walk right in it! She is not tall enough to nurse her Mom so I have to feed her. :)

Do you feed her her mom's milk? Don't calves get most of their immune system and other stuff from mom's milk?

skysidhe

03-19-2011 06:07 PM

oh baby....cow. I have cow love. Mia is awesome too.

Nirvana

03-19-2011 09:39 PM

She did have Mom's milk for 2 days. A calf has a stomach much like a mono gastric animal when they are born. After 12 hours they cannot adsorb any more colostrum antibodies[first milk] Now she has milk replacer. Yes I know how to milk a cow :)

Cloud

03-19-2011 10:56 PM

and, I never knew there were blue cows!

Gravdigr

03-20-2011 01:27 AM

Norwegian Blue?

Nirvana

03-25-2011 10:31 AM

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She is a club calf they are a composite of several breeds. The blue coloring comes from red shorthorns somewhere in her pedigree. She is maine anjou, Angus, Simmental, Shorthorn, Chianina. She is a mutt :) [crossbred]

Gravdigr

03-27-2011 11:31 AM

I didn't have a mutt when I was a kid, I had a club dog!!!

skysidhe

04-15-2011 12:25 PM

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A lucky shot from my cell. He's saying cheese, cat style.

capnhowdy

04-16-2011 07:22 AM

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My trusty and loyal Lab, Smitty
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skysidhe