Increase newborn immunity
Replenish electrolytes
Prevent and treat scours
Contains natural probiotics, prebiotics, and Redmond Conditioner
RESTORES NORMAL GUT FUNCTION
Redmond First Month helps calves continue to grow and achieve weights by restoring healthy gut function:
- Protects gut lining
- Slows digestive passage rate so fluids and nutrients absorb more readily
- Binds to harmful toxins so they can be excreted instead of absorbed
- Replaces and feeds beneficial digestive microbe colonies
NATURALLY TREATS SCOURS
As a calf scours treatment, First Month naturally corrects the acidosis, dehydration, and loss of energy and nutrients caused by scours:
- Alkaline content to buffer acidosis and balance pH levels
- Replenishes lost electrolytes/salts;
- Smectite clays slow the digestive passage rate to allow for better nutrient and fluid absorption into the blood
- Replaces microbe strains that are stripped and killed off by scours
REDUCES CALF MORTALITY RATES
A study conducted by UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine found that Redmond's smectite clay (used in First Month) reduced calf mortality rates by 63%.
BOOSTS IMMUNE HEALTH
First Month helps protect calves when their immune system is at its most vulnerable. Our ingredients guard immune health in multiple ways:
- Redmond's clay conditioner has natural anti-microbial properties and inhibits pathogen growth without damaging beneficial bacteria;
- Mannan-Oligosaccharides (MOS) prevent harmful pathogens from attaching and colonizing in the intestines;
- A study by UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine found that Redmond's smectite clay (used in First Month) increases immunoglobulin and mineral levels in the blood
MILK/COLOSTRUM REPLACER INSTRUCTIONS:
- 2 quarts of warm water
- First Month powder
- Dry milk replacer
- Mix thoroughly
- Bottle feed, drench, or tube feed
WATER INSTRUCTIONS
- 2 quarts of warm water (102-105° F)
- First Month powder
- Mix thoroughly
- Bottle feed, drench, or tube feed
PASTE FEEDING INSTRUCTIONS:
- Calves – 32cc per day
- Kids – 8cc per day
- Lambs – 8cc per day
Daily doses can be divided into multiple feedings. Make sure to sanitize syringe tip between doses.
POWDER FEEDING INSTRUCTIONS:
- Calves – 4 grams per feeding for 8 grams per day (2 doses)
- Lambs or kids – 2 grams per head per day divided among feedings
Bolus Instructions:
Use small bolus or balling gun appropriately sized for your newborn ruminants. Administer like typical livestock bolus capsules or pills. Sanitize balling gun before and after each dose. Work with your veterinarian to make sure boluses are administered safely and correctly.
For calves
- Gut Support: 1 bolus/day (2 days min)
- Scour treatment: 2 bolus/day (2 days min)
For Lambs & Kids
- Gut Support: ¼ bolus/day (2 days min)
- Scour treatment: ½ bolus/day (2 days min)
Key Ingredients
Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Yeast Extract, and Hydrated Sodium Calcium Alumino Silicate.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Use small bolus or balling gun appropriately sized for your newborn ruminants. Administer like typical livestock bolus capsules or pills. Work with your veterinarian to make sure boluses are administered safely and correctly.
Calves
- Gut Support: 1 bolus/day (2 days min)
- Scour treatment: 2 bolus/day (2 days min)
Lambs & Kids
- Gut Support: ¼ bolus/day (2 days min)
- Scour treatment: ½ bolus/day (2 days min
You should use First Month for at least 1 month; 2 months is beneficial.
Depending on ease of access and shipping costs, Redmond First Month will usually cost around $8–$9 per calf in the first month of use.
First Month increases blood mineral levels, boosts immunity, naturally treats scours, reduces calf mortality rates, and restores healthy gut function.
First Month is an immune stimulator containing:
Redmond Mineral Conditioner: increases feed utilization, binds to toxins, buffers gut pH, and provides an expansive spectrum of minerals.
Mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS): binds to pathogens and prevents them from colonizing in the gut lining, feeds beneficial bacteria colonies needed for digestion.
Probiotics: restores the digestive bacteria needed for healthy gut efficiency, restricts growth of pathogenic bacteria like salmonella, E-coli, and Clostridia.
Yes! First Month offers health benefits for all newborn ruminant species.
Best if used within a year of purchase
All First Month products have the same ingredients and benefits, and come in 3 forms so everyone can find the administration method they prefer based on the size of their herd.
- First Month powder is for mixing and bottle feeding
- First Month paste is pre-hydrated for quick mouth feeding
- First Month bolus is pressed into a capsule for small bolus (or balling) guns
