Calf Scours - How We Treated

Our experience treating calf scours.

[appalachianheartsong]

We just found and subscribed to your channel two days ago, but we really like the stage your at with your farm and your thorough comments on trying to work it out. The fact that you’re from Ohio, and so is Elle, is also a fond connection. We learn from those who came before us, and you made reference previously to the regen leaders, but we all have it slightly different and it’s more helpful at our stage hearing the practical from folks working through that which is defined as principle by the elders. Really helpful content my brother, you’re building great kids and a healthy life in the process so you’re winning all the way around. Cheers, Dan and Elle

[woodlandacres]

We just picked up some bottle calves and one of them is scouring. I'm constantly monitoring her just waiting for the normal poop to arrive, so I got a chuckle to see you get excited to see poop because I'm pretty sure I'll react the same. Wife wanted to try something herbal also. Thanks for your perspective, puts me a bit more at ease knowing that nearly everyone with calves deals with scours, unfortunately.

[tf]

Keep your pens clean, lots of air movement, keep the calf from accessing puddles,

We saved an incredible breakout of scours with Baking Soda, sugar and salt in 4 pints of warm water... We had to treat 20 calves for 3 days...with no losses. Tremendous amount of work as the calves were nearing 160 lbs. The field looked like there had been 200 people, having a water balloon fight with yellow paint inside... there was a point we thought we were going to lose everything.

[alyssonclaris]

Young farmer here, I hope you guys can get back to me on this one question
I’m dealing with the same you were going through with your baby calf. I have him on some electrolytes and a salt brick. He seems to be doing fine but is still passing the bloody Diarrhea