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Show SUCCESS IN WEANING COLTS j i Important That Young Animals Become Be-come Accustomed to Various Feeds of Mother. On my farm from three to six colts ! are raised every year, and I never at-' at-' tempt to wean them until they are at ' least live months old. 1 prefer more to j less age. The three-muuth-old colt will J live, of course, when weaned at that age and properly cared for; but when live months have passed by the operation opera-tion is performed with less danger and worry to both the colt and its mother. It is the most convenient age to bring about the separation. I always prepare my colts for the critical time of weaning wean-ing by getting them acquainted wjth feeds that will be proper 'when the -mother Is taken away. In vogue there are two methods of weaning where the separation may be either sudden or prolonged. In the latter lat-ter case the mother is brought back three times daily and the colt allowed al-lowed to nurse. This operation Is soon lessened to twdce daily and then to once a day, which soon culminates In complete separation. When the weaning wean-ing is done suddenly It Is very important im-portant to milk the mare by hand as often as required. During the time of weaning the colt sliould be confined in a comfortable, roomy box stall, containing no manger or boxes with which the youngster may become entangled. Low walls are particularly dangerous, as the colt may rear up and In an attempt to get over become caught in some way and injure Itself. Wben a few days have passed a run outdoors at night in a high-fenced yard will be helpful. Sudden changes of diet are detrimental detrimen-tal to any class of live stock, and no less so for the colt. All colts ought to An Englah Prize-Wlnnino, Mare and Her Filly. be taught to eat bran, chop and hay, and these habits will come naturally If they are running with grain-fed mother, for a colt is nibbling at Its mother's feed long before weaning time arrives. Finely chopped oats are good and should make up a large portion of the ration. The oats are better if steamed. At first bran should Se- fed two or three-times a week. One or two carrots a'; day will also afford the colt something to nibble at and be beneficial. Along with this the youngster young-ster should be given all the well-cured clover hay It ; will eat, and for this purpose second-growth clover Is good if not Improperly cured. Good results can be obtained by feeding cow's milk to the colt, starting with two or three quarts per day, and Increasing slightly after the, first week, taking care never to overfeed. This article of diet Is not usually available for the feeding of colts, however, and does not often figure fig-ure In the ration. |