Bred Heifer Ration

I was curious as to what you all feed your bred heifers?  Thanks in advance for the info.

Mine are on pasture and probably soon a round bale.  I don't grain my bred heifers that much unless it is real cold.  If you feed them too much it can cause the birth weights to get a little big.  Of course you don't want them skin and bones either.

What about bred heifers that are either in  dry lot, or say that you are showing?

BCCC said:

What about bred heifers that are either in  dry lot, or say that you are showing?

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Well, I don't drylot any cattle.  If I did I would probably feed them hay with a high quality silage.  I show angus, and after the summer shows I usually take a month to two months and kick them out on pasture to freshen them up.  I will start feeding them about a month before the show their regular show ration, or I might bump them up a bit.

Evergreen feed, Evergreen Winning Fill,Beet Pulp, Lots of Grass, Lots of water.

I would feed silage, and maybe some grassy hay. I would also recommend backing them off feed before they give birth so calving is less of a problem.