Recent content by impromptuacres

Here he is, T.J. this week.

True, I see what you're saying. More feed! I know that the weight tape isn't very accurate way to measure, but for what it's worth last Thursday it was 72" and today it was 73 1/2". It's not very realistic to believe that he gained 50 lbs in 7 days but at least I know he's gaining!

Thank you for the welcome and advise. I understand that I'm feeding an amount that is on the low side, it's expensive! One thing that I gathered from reading here is that I need to cut down on fiber in his diet in order to open up room for more nutrient rich food. I used to add some beet pulp to...

Hello, Happy 4th! New poster here. We have a polled Hereford steer, bought in October 2010, when he was about 7 months old. We don't have access to a scale, so using a weight tape I got a 1050 lbs reading last week. We have about 70 days till the Fair and I'm making adjustments to the feed...