5PCC
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I hate to ask this question for fear that one or two of you may call me stupid...but I tell my kids that if they want to know something, then they have to ask! So here goes...
My kids have 3 show steers and 3 show heifers. I have struggled with each one of them (on and off) since February in getting them to eat their entire feeding. They have been eating Honor Show Chow and some Stabilized Rice Bran. I have to say that I don't feel that most of them ever really cared for the Stabilized Rice Bran. I have found all 6 of them to be picky about fine particles in their feed!
Three days ago, I stopped the SRB and started adding just 1 ounce of Heavy Weight (one of the Purina High Octane supplements) to EACH feeding (steers and heifers) to see if that would help increase their intake (as I was told that it would). Each one of them has licked their pan clean each time! I have to say that I am impressed so far. My plan is to increase the steers as much as I can (per recommendations on the bucket) for a fat supplement.
I will increase the heifers to just the recommended 4 ounces per day for intake. Here is my question- one heifer has gotten a tad fatter than I want her to be. I have cut her total ration back just a bit, and replaced some of the show feed with oats and fiber (Precon or beet pulp). I would also like to start her on some Fitter 35 (another Purina High Octane supplement). Can I feed her the 4 ounces of Heavy Weight to encourage her to eat AND the Fitter 35 to trim some fat at the same time, or does that just not make sense?
My kids have 3 show steers and 3 show heifers. I have struggled with each one of them (on and off) since February in getting them to eat their entire feeding. They have been eating Honor Show Chow and some Stabilized Rice Bran. I have to say that I don't feel that most of them ever really cared for the Stabilized Rice Bran. I have found all 6 of them to be picky about fine particles in their feed!
Three days ago, I stopped the SRB and started adding just 1 ounce of Heavy Weight (one of the Purina High Octane supplements) to EACH feeding (steers and heifers) to see if that would help increase their intake (as I was told that it would). Each one of them has licked their pan clean each time! I have to say that I am impressed so far. My plan is to increase the steers as much as I can (per recommendations on the bucket) for a fat supplement.
I will increase the heifers to just the recommended 4 ounces per day for intake. Here is my question- one heifer has gotten a tad fatter than I want her to be. I have cut her total ration back just a bit, and replaced some of the show feed with oats and fiber (Precon or beet pulp). I would also like to start her on some Fitter 35 (another Purina High Octane supplement). Can I feed her the 4 ounces of Heavy Weight to encourage her to eat AND the Fitter 35 to trim some fat at the same time, or does that just not make sense?
