Creeping Calves

[4sistersshowingwhatwegot]

I was curious as to see what everybody uses as creep feed to get their calves to have that full look. What works best for you guys?

 

[BIGTEX]

I use 1/2 14% creep and 1/2 like a showmaster heifer developer. For what it's worth.

 

[Beach Limousin]

In the spring we use regular 12% calf creep when grass and cows are doing good. In the fall and spring when grass is short we use a grain ration that is about 10% protein, 3% fat, 15% fiber.

 

[cowboybecoachin]

We use a 14 % pellet, but juice it up with 110 lbs of chopped corn and 100 lb. calf manna. Gets the fat up to around 5%. Calves get bloomy, great hair, and supplements a rough pasture or poor milking mother.

 

[Reinken Cattle Co.]

We sometimes use a starter feed from Kent, the rest of the time can usually get them started on Kents HP Calf Creep 60b and usually feed that up until about 6-8 months age.

 

[shortyjock89]

Umbarger calf starter, then mix with our grower about a month out from weaning.

 

[StreamSideCattle]

We use a 14 % pellet, but juice it up with 110 lbs of chopped corn and 100 lb. calf manna. Gets the fat up to around 5%. Calves get bloomy, great hair, and supplements a rough pasture or poor milking mother.

What is the ratio of pellet to corn, and calf manna?  Sounds like a good mix for getting the bloom on!

 

[Joe Boy]

Because of troubles with birds I like to use a pellet feed.  12-14% with corn in it.  I really like to use a dairy cow ration but due to the birds cannot.  I am going to start using a formula by "Livestock Nutrition Center" in Oklahoma next week.  It looks good and smells good.  It has cotton seed in it and I have not fed cotton seed to the calves but have to the cows in the past.  But on show calves we have always used a cotton seed hull ration.

 

[Burnetaggie99]

Use Lyssy & Eckel show calf Grower