It sounds like you've hit the nail right on the head. There are tons of these dairy calves for sale. The field seems to be mostly good and I don't think it's contaminated with junk but poisonous weeds are probably everywhere. I'm gonna check into the medicated feed. Next time I get some calves...
Two are still alive. I'll try to get some info from the guy I got them from. They're about 5 months old now. The vet didn't really tell me anything. Just said they're sick and give them x amount of this antibiotic, then charged me. I actually still have two, somehow. The one that was actively...
The majority of them I believe were dairy. Not sure how soon they were taken from their mother. This will sound stupid but do they have to be black and white spotted to be dairy? Not all of them were. Some were plain colored. If it is brv or persistent bvd, and the antibiotics only work...
They all came from the same place. Idk if the moms were vaccinated or not. No scours. No swollen joints. Didn't check their mouths or toes yet. They get probiotics. They have been coughing tho. They lay in tall wet grass to sleep so maybe pneumonia. I'll see about getting the next one that dies...
Well I didn't know they were sick per se. They were a little thin but looked good otherwise. No autopsy done. The last I saw the one that was dying started to turn around. Got him some IV fluids and he was up and moving. I'll see how he's doing when I go home today. What is the avg cost of an...
Several months ago I bought 10 calves. As it stands now I have 1 1/2 left. I say that because one is actively dying as I type this message. I have no clue what could be causing this. They were sick when I bought them and the vet gave me the strongest antibiotic possible. At the time only one had...