Re: OT/ What to feed a baby deer?

Posted by farmermatt on May 30, 2005 at 20:18:39 from (65.148.57.55):

In Reply to: OT/ What to feed a baby deer? posted by Binder-Man on May 30, 2005 at 19:08:57:

I ran one over several years ago while spraying pasture. Usually get one mowing hay but last year finished off 3. I hate to hear it happen but the disc mower usually causes no pain if you know what I mean. I broke the hip of the one while spraying. We are close with the vet (a bit too close it seems $$$$), he said hed never worked on a deer before so he pinned it for free. Named him Rover, seemed fitting as we had a dog named Buck already. We live right on a state highway so anyone could see him if he got close to the road, for that reason we didnt put a collar on, as stated before; wild animals are not legal as pets. Fed him on milk replacer for quite a while, dont remember weaning him completly even after a couple of months. He got sick so back to the vet he went. Gall stones were the verdict and the bladder burst. I attribute the stones to a misbalanced diet. Dont know why calf milk replacer wouldnt work for fawns too but that was my guess.

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