Comments on: How to Bottle Feed a Calf

By: Alli

Alli — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 19:59:20 +0000

In reply to Susan Patterson. Thanks for sharing that, Susan! That is great to know. Our Tractor Supply is fairly new so I'll have to check there! They have a great animal health section.

By: Susan Patterson

Susan Patterson — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 16:18:07 +0000

Tractor Supply Hardware sells the bottles with the screw on tops, $6.99 last time I bought any. I like the screw on tops, too. Much easier to get on!

By: Alli

Alli — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 03:20:32 +0000

In reply to Karen. He is cute, huh?! The Jersey's are always so adorable. My husband usually ends up naming the steers and has {ironically} started calling him Angus. Maybe if we ever get an Angus steer he will call him jersey...ha! Thanks for the suggestions! I will look at our bottle nipples and see if I can make the hole bigger for next time, I'd just stop every few minutes and let the air out but that was definitely annoying for me and the calf. It was a good motivator for getting the hang of the bucket :)

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:28:54 +0000

He is soooo cute! What did you name him?
Not that it will help now since he is bucket trained now, but a suggestion for the future... On the base of the nipple, there is a super small hole. If you make that hole bigger, the milk will flow a lot better because there will be better air flow and the bottle won't collapse like it is in the picture of you holding it against your knee. Since the milk will be flowing better, the calf won't head butt the bottle as much and feedings won't take so long 🙂
Also, you may have done this already, but when you buy the nipple, the slit on top it usually too small, too, so you can make that slightly bigger to help as well.