We tubed one for 2 weeks and went in one day it had sucked same as you
Threat of starvation brings the instinct out in them , try it for 24hrsSuckler calf, 6 days old. Cow calved with no milk. So never sucked off her. Bit prem I reckon. I cannot get a suck reflex out of it. I’m tubing it at the moment thinking it will start sucking soon and be able to go on a bucket. Tried Honey, tried salt, tried sugar. I’m out of ideas now.
any clues what to try next??
Had that happen before here too! Bloody calf only drank at night!
It’s coming. A few more days and it will be strong enough to stand it. Bright eyed, looks perfectly happy but the barsteward won’t suck!!!
Chocolate is meant to workSuckler calf, 6 days old. Cow calved with no milk. So never sucked off her. Bit prem I reckon. I cannot get a suck reflex out of it. I’m tubing it at the moment thinking it will start sucking soon and be able to go on a bucket. Tried Honey, tried salt, tried sugar. I’m out of ideas now.
any clues what to try next??
I might love my suckler cattle but I’m not sure about sharing my chocolates with them…
Ive never tried it, not one for sharing chocolate especially this time of year!I might love my suckler cattle but I’m not sure about sharing my chocolates with them…
A girl came in the shed this afternoon with not a lot of clothes on, she wanted to see the pet lambs, I said sure but watch out because they are looking a tit to suck on.
I must have worked in all the wrong lambing sheds. 
Eeek , and I bet hairy as a whin bush, and those perky funbags now like burst airbags !
I do have a neighbour quite keen at sunbathing next to one of my lambing fields though
sadly completely woke mid 50’s vegetarian social worker
Jesus you get all the luckA girl came in the shed this afternoon with not a lot of clothes on, she wanted to see the pet lambs, I said sure but watch out because they are looking a tit to suck on.
YepEeek , and I bet hairy as a whin bush, and those perky funbags now like burst airbags !
And the biggest NIMBY in the valley
I’m having a bad job with staggers at the moment had thought I was past the worst but obviously not.Been a hellish couple of days here, pulled a dead calf yesterday lost 3 ewes to I think staggers even with a f**king lick bucket out, got the truck stuck and then my missus slipped over and did her knee in, now my old dog has gone lame after helping catch a lamb
Hopefully have a couple of calves tonight but my normal optimism is waning a fair bit so I'll probably be up all night calving the things
Sooner this spring is done the better
I had one this year that I tubed for ten days ,three times a day and he just started sucking one morning. He’s away on a cow now.Suckler calf, 6 days old. Cow calved with no milk. So never sucked off her. Bit prem I reckon. I cannot get a suck reflex out of it. I’m tubing it at the moment thinking it will start sucking soon and be able to go on a bucket. Tried Honey, tried salt, tried sugar. I’m out of ideas now.
any clues what to try next??
Sell it to Electric fencers mate off the other thread. He'll f**k about with it for months till it sucksSuckler calf, 6 days old. Cow calved with no milk. So never sucked off her. Bit prem I reckon. I cannot get a suck reflex out of it. I’m tubing it at the moment thinking it will start sucking soon and be able to go on a bucket. Tried Honey, tried salt, tried sugar. I’m out of ideas now.
any clues what to try next??
