>We are going to be getting a Jersey calf soon. It will be between 3 days >and one month old. I was hoping to get some advice on feeding it. > >We are planning on giving it free choice hay, free choice mixture of kelp >and salt, milk replacer with EM (effective microorganisms) added, and access >to green grass. We may be able to get raw milk for it but probably not. > >Any advice? > >Daniel >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bonnie York" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 5:20 AM > >> >>
Dear Daniel, For sure, if you CAN get fresh, raw milk, like from another cow down the road or from a dairy farmer from his bulk tank, it is way better. Your calk will do much better. If you can't my experience is use the higher priced non-medicated milk replacer, give small feedings and try three or four rather than the common two, and just in case you overfeed on any one feeding and you let the calf overfill her stomach and it goes on over into the intestines undigested and causes the scours, feed a little yogurt without delay to correct the situation. If it is three days old it won't eat any hay for the first month or so, or any other dry feed, such as calf starter. At one month it will experiment with grass but not derive much nourishment from this. Kelp, salt, EM all may be of benefit if given in trace amounts. But raw milk! Ah, that's the ONE! Best, Hugh Lovel Visit our website at: www.unionag.org
