New life is so exciting and it's also a big responsibility! In this video, I share some of our experience with our newest addition to the farm - a little Jersey bull calf. He was born in the rain on a cool day. After almost 4 hours, he still hadn't been up to drink so we had to go ahead and milk the mama and bottle feed colostrum. We ended up also having to bring him into the house to get him warmed up. A few hours later, he was dry, warm, and ready to go back out with his mama!
I cover the basic care of the calf such as putting iodine on the naval to avoid infection and ensuring the calf has drank from its mother. I also cover how to care for a dairy cow and what provisions she needs after calving. The first milking is critically important to a positive lactation. Thanks for tuning into this Smith's Ridge video!
28 сен 2024
