feeding

hey, dumb question... Jeffrey has been loose for 7 days (he is 16 wks old) and all seems to be well except today when he came off the hill and I was giving him a small bottle of red cap (he had been looking thin since he has been free) and when I offered the nipple he made his baby noise...

Found this on one of our state hunting websites. This is a nice practice to be doing in a cwd positive state. The state can take peoples land because of cwd but then they promote the possible spred of cwd! http://www.thecrush.tv/deer-cam

I have ha fawn I got just over a month ago, she was abandoned by her mother in the wild ( she was watched for a few days) so please dont bash me for having her.... my question is this.... I am guessing she is about 6 to 8 weeks old I can keep her as a pet but I need to know what I need to...

I have a Doe fawn that was abandoned by the mother and I have had her 3 weeks yesterday. Im not sure how old she is but guessing she is about 6 to 7 weeks old. My question is this... I have her inside because of no place for her outside,( I do take her out to run and play ) so do I need to feed...

We have done a lot of reading on the forum and thanks to everyone for the great information on how, and what to bottle feed a baby fawn. I now have one new question how far should the new fawn be away from the other deer. We have Fallow deer.

Who thinks this is the right way? Whitetail Bottle Feeding Chart First 2 weeks stimulate with warm/wet paper towel or baby wipes every time you feed. After 2 weeks stimulate every other feeding for 10 more days. (Week 1) 1st 3-4 days straight red cap milk. 3-8oz 4 times daily 7:00 am...

Could someone please tell me what they feed as far as oz's per day? I am feeding 4 times a day and mixing it 3 to 1! my fawns seem hungry! Any infor would be greatly appreciated! JIM

Grand daughter came over to help bottle feed babies today. Heres a couple pics,

does anyone creep feed your fawns,and if so what do you do to keep the does out of the feed. thanks brian

Has anyone used goats milk instead of milk replacer? If so what were your results, and did you pastureize or feed raw? Thanks Daren Lewis Lawrence Creek Whitetails

Hey just wondering how you guys feeding schedules are??? Do you guys feed every day? Do you constantly keep feed in the feeders? Do you let your feeders go empty? If your feeders go empty how long do they stay empty? How many pounds of feed do you feed to like 10 deer?

Has anyone ever fed their deer potatoes ? I'm wondering how good are they for deer and how many could a person give them . I would like to supplement the potatoes in lieu of the rapidly rising grain costs. Any thoughts on this ?

Hello all. Might I start off by saying how wonderful the people are on this forum! My husband and I are new to deer farming and without this forum and the helpful people on here we would be seriously stressed. Our first fawn ever is currently 7 days old, 9.5lbs drinking 5.5 oz 4 times a day...

I have been talking with alot of folks about bottle feeding thier fawns this year. Was courious to see how many folks are doing it again this year and how many you were going to feed ?and what product you would be using for milk replacer? I have talked with some who are not going to feed this...

I started feeding chaffhaye last winter and have fed it all this winter. If your not familiar with it check out their website www.chaffhaye.com. Long story short it is alfalfa chopped, misted with molasses, and put in an air tight bag. I have had no issues with it at all as far as scours or...

I know it is early but I was wondering if anyone has ever used straight cows milk to feed with we have 600 cows so we have some milk we also have a pasturizing machine I have been thinking about trying it I would pasturize it first then feed any imput would be great. THANKS. Mitch Mulhern...

Hey all new to forum. Thanks for having me. I own 200 acres in SC and want to start a supplemental feeding program on my property. I currently have a great food plot program including 15 acres of corn, 5 acres of soybeans, and 5 acres of clover, wheat, oats, and brassicas. The only thing I...

I know, I know; another feed question/thread. :rolleyes: I'm not asking anyone to give away their secret family feed recipe, but here is the question: We have several button bucks that were born a bit late last year, and we have one pen devoted to button bucks. They are eating our 16% textured...

how do you get the fawns to start eating grains or feed? mine will turn up their nose and walk off.......I use Max Rack, some oats, tried some sweet feed, just trying to get them started. They will graze in the pen though

Question on bottle feeding fawns. Have talked to different farmers about what they feed, it varies from place to place. I would like to hear the opinions from everyone on the amount of milk you are feeding. How much do you increase , is it per day, etc? At what point do you stop, how many...