Bringing Home a Bottle Calf (or two) | Supplies You Need
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We're taking you with us
We're taking you with us as we pick up two bottle baby calves, purchase all the necessary supplies, visit the vet, and get them settled in! The little guy was a surprise addition to the day, and he gave us a scare the first night!
Let me just say, that my first choice is always to keep a baby animal with its mother. But there are many reasons that babies end up needing to be bottle fed. They can lose their mom. Some mom's reject their babies and won't care for them. Larger farms with many animals sometimes bottle feed all their babies to prevent any potential spread of disease that travels through milk. It also makes for very friendly cows. Dairies separate their calves because they are using the milk.
On our farm, whenever possible, we will keep babies with their moms. But we love giving a home to a bottle baby when the opportunity arises! This is our first time bottle feeding a calf!
Supplies You Need
Make sure the calf has had COLOSTRUM(it will not survive without it)
There are Colostrum replacement products out there, but nothing is as good as the real thing!
MILK REPLACER(if you can't get whole milk, straight from a cow)- I will NOT be purchasing the one in this video again, so I this link is for a different option. I have not had much luck finding an organic milk replacer, so I may just try using whole milk(I'll keep you updated)
https://amzn.to/2HnQ1AH
CALF BOTTLE(set of two)
https://amzn.to/37rl2yq
WeatherBeeta 26" JACKET (larger calf) Depending on the time of year, and where you live, a jacket may not be necessary! It is still winter here in Montana!
https://amzn.to/2wjJC7p
WeatherBeeta 20" JACKET (smaller calf)
https://amzn.to/2Hlq0lH
CASTRATING BANDS
https://amzn.to/2Ss3MEL
CASTRATING BAND APPLICATOR
https://amzn.to/38rnmGY
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
Helps prevent Scours-add 1TBSP to a 2 quart bottle. I also add this to all my animals' water!
CALF ELECTROLYTE
https://amzn.to/2HpKfhX
Let me just say, that my first choice is always to keep a baby animal with its mother. But there are many reasons that babies end up needing to be bottle fed. They can lose their mom. Some mom's reject their babies and won't care for them. Larger farms with many animals sometimes bottle feed all their babies to prevent any potential spread of disease that travels through milk. It also makes for very friendly cows. Dairies separate their calves because they are using the milk.
On our farm, whenever possible, we will keep babies with their moms. But we love giving a home to a bottle baby when the opportunity arises! This is our first time bottle feeding a calf!
Supplies You Need
Make sure the calf has had COLOSTRUM(it will not survive without it)
There are Colostrum replacement products out there, but nothing is as good as the real thing!
MILK REPLACER(if you can't get whole milk, straight from a cow)- I will NOT be purchasing the one in this video again, so I this link is for a different option. I have not had much luck finding an organic milk replacer, so I may just try using whole milk(I'll keep you updated)
https://amzn.to/2HnQ1AH
CALF BOTTLE(set of two)
https://amzn.to/37rl2yq
WeatherBeeta 26" JACKET (larger calf) Depending on the time of year, and where you live, a jacket may not be necessary! It is still winter here in Montana!
https://amzn.to/2wjJC7p
WeatherBeeta 20" JACKET (smaller calf)
https://amzn.to/2Hlq0lH
CASTRATING BANDS
https://amzn.to/2Ss3MEL
CASTRATING BAND APPLICATOR
https://amzn.to/38rnmGY
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
Helps prevent Scours-add 1TBSP to a 2 quart bottle. I also add this to all my animals' water!
CALF ELECTROLYTE
https://amzn.to/2HpKfhX
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