A normal beef calf is raised by its mother for the first 5 months of its life. At 5 months of age it will be weaned and raised accordingly with what its future holds for it. If you are trying to raise a beef calf with out the mother you will need to raise it similar to a dairy calf. You will need a 2 quart bottle with a nipple. Twice a day you will need to feed the calf a 2 quart bottle full of either whole milk or milk replacer. Milk replacer is available at most production animal feed stores. You will also have to provide the calf with water from 2 weeks of age on (do this in a pail). The calf will also need to be started on a calf feed as soon as it will start eating to help stimulate rumen development. At about 7 weeks of age the calf will need to start receiving good quality hay. At 8 weeks of age wean the calf from milk. At this point the calf will be fed water grain and hay.
Milk, and a feed called Calf Starter (or some similar name), which is a formulated feed meant for feeding growing bottle calves.
Then you gotta bottle feed the calf yourself until you can get the cow to accept her calf.
3 months
Depends on how old the calf is, but milk replacer mixed with water is what you can feed a baby calf. Also allow it access to hay or grass, grain, and water.
No. They drink out of a much larger bottle specifically made for raising baby calves, typically called a calf bottle.
Bottle feed
Yes
no
you dont have to feed it. It like feeds itself but you have tou have a bottle kit.
No. You feed it breastmilk through your nipple. Alternatively, you can feed it from a bottle.
A hand-fed calf is called a bottle calf. Yep, you heard me right, just like a baby with a bottle, these little moo-moos get their milk straight from a bottle instead of mama cow. So, next time you see one of these cuties, just remember they're basically the bovine version of a human baby with a bottle.
It is not safe to give a baby a bottle while traveling in a car. It is recommended to feed the baby before the trip or make stops to feed them safely.