Good evening!
So i have a calf that i am pretty pleased with, the problem is i just cant get the weight on him, now he is finally starting to gain at a decent rate per day which is about 5 lbs. problem is i have about 26 days until show. He is a iffy eater, if you know what that means..
he will eat very aggressively for about a week or so then he will go off feed for a day or two just taking about half the feed. I am not sure what the problem is but i just dont feel he is where he needs to be at today we weighed him and he is 1015 which i am pleasantly happy with because he has had a steady gain instead of nothing.
his feeding is this, this is each feeding twice a day
14 pounds of feed , finishing feed
1 pound of corn
1 pound of stabilized rice bran
1 box vitafirm surechamp pelllets
4 oz liquid fat
I do see he is gaining cover, however he is drawn in his flanks and his left side of course is the best and the right side just looks YUCKY!. i dont know at this point what i can really do to change him and get more weight on him that is more than what i am doing already or if what i am doing is working against me. I would love any advice possible thanks!
So i have a calf that i am pretty pleased with, the problem is i just cant get the weight on him, now he is finally starting to gain at a decent rate per day which is about 5 lbs. problem is i have about 26 days until show. He is a iffy eater, if you know what that means..
he will eat very aggressively for about a week or so then he will go off feed for a day or two just taking about half the feed. I am not sure what the problem is but i just dont feel he is where he needs to be at today we weighed him and he is 1015 which i am pleasantly happy with because he has had a steady gain instead of nothing.
his feeding is this, this is each feeding twice a day
14 pounds of feed , finishing feed
1 pound of corn
1 pound of stabilized rice bran
1 box vitafirm surechamp pelllets
4 oz liquid fat
I do see he is gaining cover, however he is drawn in his flanks and his left side of course is the best and the right side just looks YUCKY!. i dont know at this point what i can really do to change him and get more weight on him that is more than what i am doing already or if what i am doing is working against me. I would love any advice possible thanks!