Ruebush Shorthorns
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Have a 2 day old Okie Dokie X Cornerstone shorthorn heifer and unfortunately her mother did not make it. So I am bottle feeding her and of course it gets easier and easier as she gets more used to doing it. In the past I have raised commercial calves on a bottle for a while and then sold them, but this one is a purebred and want to show her and see how she can do. Never really had any success bottle feeding as the calves always seem to get pot bellied. What have you done in the past as far as feeding. How much, how may times a day, when did you start on creep? Any info and how it turned out would be appreciated. She is on millk replacer feeding her two times a day, 1 quart bottle.