What brand of milk replacer will everyone be using this spring? What kind of results have you had using that brand?
Milk replacer
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Joined Oct 2009
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upstate ny
We used Ultra 24 for a couple years and on probably a dozen fawns. It worked well but we talked with our vet and he recommended we switch to Lambs milk replacer because it has a higher fat content. Something he said fawns really need because of their high metabolism. We used DuMor Blue Ribbon Lamb Mild Replacer on Thunder and we were very happy with it.
Dumor Lamb milk replacer
Crude fat content 30%
Ultra 24
Crude fat content 24%
otherwise there is little difference in them.
Dumor Lamb milk replacer
Crude fat content 30%
Ultra 24
Crude fat content 24%
otherwise there is little difference in them.
Lanasvet said:
ya goats milk goes for about 6$ gal , from a guy in kuttstown pa, thats nuts . it the best thing both hum,babys and deer fawns can grow up on ,, the ( curd ) is so much smaller , i think its worth it if you just have a few
Fox Valley has worked great for us for many years. We will be using it again this year. We have very few stool issues, and have been very satisfied with the growth rate. Also very easy to mix. (no clumps)
Joined Sep 2010
572 Posts | 0+
Indiana
zoologic
our first year of bottle feeding was last year
bottlefed 22 fawns and couldnt be happier
our first year of bottle feeding was last year
bottlefed 22 fawns and couldnt be happier
Four Seasons Whitetails said:
We have used River City Milk Replacer and had great results. You can find info on http://www.thewhitetaildeerfarmer.com
I got to see first hand some size difference in fawns last year raised on Red Cap. Great body mass, some early production, and there coats looked just like mom cleaned them up, shinny and thick at weening. So will be using Red Cap in my program this year.
We have used zoologic for 5 years now and could not be happier. We have never had any health issues. I would recommend it to everyone and will not use anything different.