Help- Filling up cattle on showday.

I was just wondering how/what products you guys use to fill up your cattle on showday. We feed our cattle beet pulp all the time and give more while we are at shows. We also give richer hay and try make them drink before they go into the ring but they just never look as full as they should.  Does Winning Fill work?  I am totally against tubing, so please don't suggest that I pump something into my animals. Any advice will help!

I always make sure I have as many different types of grass hay as possible, once they stop eating i try different hay.

The one thing that I have learned is alot of things are accomplished at home. We feed winning fill, beet pulp, cotton seed hulls and hay with our show ration daily. When we go to a show nothing changes. I think this helps the cattle get use to what they are fed and it gives them the extra belly and fill that they need. Hope this helps.

Full Tank tends to work really well

Thanks for all the help!

with full tank, just let them eat as much as they went. that stuff works miracles.

I like winning fill also. Try some Showmaster "Sales Edge" if you have a dealer close. The night before you show put a small salt block in their feed pan and let them lick on it while eating- they'll drink more the next day.

I like depth charge, feed about week before the show it really swells them up when they drink.

I just started feeding Full Tank.  For those that use it, should I feed it every day or just the week of the show?

Ive always just pulled water the night before the show and fed very little. The next morning, i let them eat as much grain and full tank as they would. (preferably just full tank if they'll eat it that way) and them let them drink while your fitting and you'll see it expand and really fill out. always had good luck with it that way.

HannaCattle said:

I like depth charge, feed about week before the show it really swells them up when they drink.

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DC really seemed to work for us last season and we will have it with us wherever we show this year.