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The Calf Wouldn’t Poop

In this episode, Carol is back in the calf barn talking about how to care for a chilled newborn calf
  • Chilled calf care
  • Blossom calved
  • Dealing with a chilled calf
  • The calf warmer
  • Her temp was 91.7ºF
  • In the warmer from 6pm-midnight
  • Tubing a calf
  • Cold calves, sheep, goats can't digest
  • Cold calves won't nurse
  • The heifer is now in the barn
  • Awesome weather - 70ºF
  • Newborn calves sleep allot
  • Giving a calf an enema
  • Bowels are moving
  • Rose, Blossom, Thistle and now who?
  • We need a name of our new heifer

About the Podcast

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The Small Dairy Podcast
Learn about the life on a small, raw-milk dairy. If you want to make dairy products at home? We want to help teach you.

About your host

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Carol Radtke

Podcaster, mother, wife, herdsman & owner of Prairies Edge Dairy, a raw milk micro-dairy in West-central Minnesota.
Also, co-founder of 'The Small Farm & Micro-Dairy Page' on Facebook.