Re: OT - Tricks to get a calf to take a bottle

Posted by Bill in IL on February 06, 2014 at 10:23:01 from (132.3.49.80):

In Reply to: OT - Tricks to get a calf to take a bottle posted by Hogleg on February 06, 2014 at 06:17:36:

I would back him in a corner straddle his head and hold him steady with your legs. Then stick the bottle in his mouth and hold it there while squeezing his mouth around it. Yea a finger in the mouth works some too. Unless they are sick and don't want to drink they usually get the hint pretty quick.

I know tubing is a way to get the stuff in them and a useful too but they create saliva when they drink/chew to aid in digestion. Tubing is a one or two feeding thing or it creates other problems.

I think I would give an antibiotic cause bad eating habits are a number one sign of getting sick.

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