Re: It's 50 deg outside, sunny, and I got a good idea gre...

Posted by John in La on February 24, 2010 at 05:26:48 from (72.150.34.174):

In Reply to: It's 50 deg outside, sunny, and I got a good idea grenade... posted by dave2 on February 24, 2010 at 03:51:53:

Dave;
Raising calves from a few days old can be a big challange for someone that has never done it before. You can get good healthy calves and still have problems.
You will need to bottle feed these calves twice a day at a set time each day for 6 to 8 weeks. I do not know what milk replacer is going for but I do know it is not cheap.
Once weaned you will need to feed them grain because they can not survive for the first few months on hay alone.
At about 9 months old they can do well on good quality hay and very little if any grain. You can up the grain just before butchering to finish them out.
Since it takes about 21 months to get this type of cow in the 1000 lb live weight range you are looking at some time next year before you can butcher it.

It would be better for you to start a calf around the first of the yera or even in the fall to take advantage of grass in the summer at a age they can use it; and you need to stall the calf for the first 2 months anyway to bottle feed it.

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