Last week we had a cow with another set of twins. She was taking care of both so J left them both with her. One was quite a bit smaller than the other so yesterday J brought it home for a bottle calf.
A feed sack is a perfect carrier. Cut a hold in the bottom, put the calf's head through, then tie up the end.
And there you have a calf about the size of a 50 pound sack of feed.
The other bottle calf has been moved to a bigger room in the barn and this one will now hang out in the dog pen for a bit. He has already taken to the bottle. So now we have 2 spring bottle calves that have been weaned and are on grain, and two fall bottle calves. The barn and lots are filling up.
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Smart solution (reuse of the feedsack).
Do you have a self feeding setup for the bottle calves (like you do for the bottle goats)?
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