Showmaster grower or developer for heifers

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DEA

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Which one do you prefer for heifers and why? Does one get them fatter quicker?  What about keeping them fresh looking? Does one keep a fuller look than the other?
 

CMB

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We've used both. The Heifer Developer has less corn, more filler. Both are good rations.  I would base the one I use on your heifers particular needs. The grower only has like 540#'s of corn per ton. I don't think that's too much for any heifer. If you are in an area that it's cold, I would probably add a little more corn myself. We are feeding 4 different heifers for show right now and they all 4 get different rations. I feed them based on what I think is the best for each calf to reach it's best potential. We have a base ration mixed at the mill, similar to the grower, then I change it  and remix it here at home for each calf. Hope this helps.
 

Simmymom1

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We use the developer because of the fiber content in it.  Just started adding some corn and barley to it though.
 

tb

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we use the grower because we do not have access to the developer we use little oats in the grower
 
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