Raising an Orphan Foal by Hand

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 September 1910, Page 4

Raising an Orphan Foal by Hand

In case the mare dies or has no milk the foal may be raised on cows milk, if the attendant conducts the work patiently and intelligently. Choose the milk of a cow that lias recently calved, preferably one which gives milk low in -butterrat, tor mares' mik while rich in sugar is poor in fat. Sweeten the milk with molasses or sugar and dilute with warm water. Give a little of this prepared milk at short intervals from a scalded nursing battle and large .rubber nipple. Be careful to keep the bottle and nipple scrupulously clean. Add an ounce ol limewator to each pint of the prepared milk, and allow half a cupful once an hour at first. As the foal grows, gradually increase the amount of milk fed and lengthen the, intervals between meals. _ In a few days food may be given six times a day and, later, our times daily The foal will soon learn to dm* from a pail if a , lo; -_ eel to such the attendant's fingers at

Until the bowels move freely give .rectal motions night and morning- it tho foal scours at anv tim» give two to four tablespoonfuls of a jnixture of sweet oil and pure castor m I shaken up in milk, and stop feeding milk for two or allowing sweetened warm water and imewater instead. Let the foa rick oatmeal as soon as it will ent and gradually increase and add wheat bran. Tn five m- sK «-eeks some sweet skim-milk may be given, and the amount gradual? in «.ree 2, ks +fn,«' 1 ay - ' be , glven free ly three times a day m place of new milk A?!ut- } ° f gras ?' « rai ". and bran. nt°i t™ 5 s "PPIv Pure cold drink !»ff wafer. Let the foal .mm out cse plot or grass paddock for e * e - daffy A Fw° m bandied «aiiy. need small quantities of nutritions food often,' UeS nil r\r?t e] . S clean > and the°foo should throe and develop veil.-V S Alexander, y.R, Wisconsin