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A calf’s second feed
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<blockquote data-quote="Princess Pooper" data-source="post: 7035572" data-attributes="member: 971"><p>This. </p><p></p><p>If a Holstein calf at 45kg drinks 4.5 litres at a couple of hours old then they often don't want a second feed 8 hours later. We give them as much as possible first feed, (have been known to take 6l) and I don't care two hoots if they are so full they don't want anything later on. </p><p></p><p>We bottle feed with a teat where possible for first feed. However, especially if they have been born at say 2 am sometimes they have suckled before we get to them. I used to panic if they wouldn't take my bottle but with experience I have learned not to, it usually just means they are full. That said, if they've beat me to it and sucked, then they still always get offered a bottle - sometimes they will still drink another few litres even when you know they have suckled.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Princess Pooper, post: 7035572, member: 971"] This. If a Holstein calf at 45kg drinks 4.5 litres at a couple of hours old then they often don't want a second feed 8 hours later. We give them as much as possible first feed, (have been known to take 6l) and I don't care two hoots if they are so full they don't want anything later on. We bottle feed with a teat where possible for first feed. However, especially if they have been born at say 2 am sometimes they have suckled before we get to them. I used to panic if they wouldn't take my bottle but with experience I have learned not to, it usually just means they are full. That said, if they've beat me to it and sucked, then they still always get offered a bottle - sometimes they will still drink another few litres even when you know they have suckled. [/QUOTE]
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