Do not bath it, that will take away its scent and the mother will likely reject it. If possible tie the mother up/confine her so that the calf can suck. If you stick your thumb in the side of a calves mouth they will start sucking, while you do this try to get the primed (make sure milk is coming) teat into the calfs mouth. You may also want to try grain/chop/mollasses on the back of the calf to get the mother to lick it and accept it. Be careful of course, good luck. (Also consider electrolytes if you cannot get milk replacer or milk the cow to tube feed. You need to get fluid in as quickly as possible).

8 years ago

cattle

Community in Saskatchewan???

We are a working family of five, with a large modern bungalow and a pretty big chunk of land to share (160 acres.) Looking for another couple or family to live with and work along side of in community as we try to learn how to be more independant of the many trappings of a modern lifestyle. Garden area, pasture (we've recently raised chickens, bottle baby beef and pigs), are some of the things we have done so far. We've realized that we can't do it alone and we have a lot of blessings to share. We are located near Melville, Saskatchewan Canada. We would be willing to share the house until you would be ready to build something of your own. We know how hard starting out can be. Thanks for looking and God bless.

10 years ago

intentional community