FEEDING QUESTION

[lebf]

We have a 11mo. Angus heifer that seems to have stopped growing and is just getting fat. we also have a 10mo. heifer that is  on the same diet and  is growing great. Their diet is 9 pounds of purina fitters edge, 3/4 pound of depth charge, ane 1/2 pound of sure champ fed twice a day. They are gaining an average of 3.5 pounds per day. What would you do with the heifer that is just getting fat?

 

[I-69cc]

Split them up! Up your depth charge and feed her oats, beet pulp, and cotton seed hulls

 

[lebf]

they are eating sepratly.

 

[kfacres]

I would leave all the additives out- and save money by feeding a good ole fashioned ration consisting of oats, cottonseed, and/ or beet pulp. 

 

[obie105]

Sounds like the one needs more filler and less feed and the other one needs more feed. I am also feeding fitters edge and only have been for month or so seems to be doing the trick. The one that is getting fat you could just give her a little bit of feed maybe 3 lbs and beet pulp, cotton seed hulls or winning fill.