My daughters steer seems to be stuck. I taped him on Jan 21st and I got 1045, taped him again on Feb 10th still 1045. He was taped both times before I fed him. He has been locked in a 16 + 12 stall until the first of Feb and now a 20 x 20 stall. He seems to be filling out in the front end and really getting wide, but the tape isn't showing any weight gain. I am finishing up the last 2 bags of Purina Show Chow and am going to switch to Purina Fitters edge, will this help. He is getting 24lb of feed a day. I figure it should be 26lb., so will be upping that. I ran out of the Vitaferm minerals but he has a mineral block and is getting good Clover hay, no alfalfa available. He gets watered 2x a day, I am leading him to water because he keeps jumping the fence and getting out if I just let him get water himself. I am adding pictures and yes, I know he has alot of junk on his neck but does anyone have any ideas on why he isn't gaining. 1 other thing is that we have been down in the single digits for weeks could the feed be going to keep him warm. I was having a heck of a time with him and my 9yr old was taking the pictures, sorry ain't the greatest.
Weight seems stuck.
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Ms Ray
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If you look at your weigh tape there are two sides with different weight (that is how mine is). When we weigh tape I try to get a real weight at some point and check my tape against it every calf is a little different depending on height and length. When the calf is younger I use the lean measurement, as it starts to fill out I use the "fat" measurment and sometimes go in the middle and take a average. Depending on how they are standing it will change.
