Anyone use or know anything about the Simmental bull Cut Above aka Fat Butt?? heard he does well on Dream On daughters. My main interest is if he will clean my heifers front third up? Thanks.
I was told soybeans are good for feeding cattle. My two questions are... What do the soybeans nutritionally add for my heifer and secondly... At what stage of their life should they be getting them? should it be their whole show career or just after they are weaned or closer to show time?
What is the best elevation for feeding curbs for 700 pound calves versus 1600 pound dry cows? We talked about having the curb 18 inches high on the cattle side, the curb 8" thick or wide, and the outside surface where the feed is placed 12 inches below the top of the curb, or 6 inches higher...
I show simmental heifers and been hearing alot of people feeding roasted soybeans in their feed but nobody ever really explain what they are good for. I know they are very expensive where i live so i would like if someone could explain what the purposes of the soybeans are good for before i...
right now i have it fenced off so only the calfs can get to it and it is near the water, i figured when they come in to drink the calfs will go for the creep feed. Now that you said that though... the cows spend more time out in the pasture then they do in getting water. would you suggest i move...
i just started to creep feed my calves this year. One was born in feb and the other in march. They do not seem to be eating as much as i would like them to but i dont really know how much they should be eating. They are out on pasture with their mothers if that does make a difference. I am...
so are you telling me if i keep my cattle out grazing on the wheat for more then sixty days they have a chance of getting wheat pasture poisoning?? they are a 2 year old cow and a 3 year old cow with calfs at their side.
in the fall we planted a pasture mix along with wheat for a ground cover. This spring the only thing that came up was the wheat. My first question is, is the wheat a good source of grass for the cattle to consume throughout the summer or is it not worth them being out on it? my second question...
i have 4 cows and then 2 heifer calves. will they be able to consume a high moisture round bale quick enough in the summer without it spoiling if they are not on pasture and that is the only type of hay they are getting?