bettyheifer21
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Hello all, new member here! I decided to get some advice from some experienced showman...
My heifer is six and a half months old, and she has a beautiful form, but when we attended the county show, my advice was to grow her for the F.W stock show. The only issue is that we were really struggling to find her a diet she enjoys. Friends have suggested feed, but she picks right past the high protein pellets. The goal is to have her on at least 16% protein (30% is target, but hard to find), and so far we have tried the following: Purina (dry pellet), Purina precon(dry pellet), red chain dunkin supreme (a local brand of sweetfeed), and proshow (sweet feed). She eats 1 pound of proshow (10-12%), 1 pound of red chain dunkin supreme (10-12% preotein), and 2 pounds of purina (16% protein). My heifer weighs about 600 pounds. There is no target weight as of now, for we are still trying to figure out how to get her to finish her food. I have figured out she leaves a few bites when she doesnt like the food, and she takes about 3 hours to finish it on a normal day. What kind of feed can I give her to grow her for the stock show? I was told to try pouring molasses on her food to make up for the dryness, and lack of flavor. Perhaps shes just a lazy eater, but what ever it is, I have until February 4th to beef her up!
My heifer is six and a half months old, and she has a beautiful form, but when we attended the county show, my advice was to grow her for the F.W stock show. The only issue is that we were really struggling to find her a diet she enjoys. Friends have suggested feed, but she picks right past the high protein pellets. The goal is to have her on at least 16% protein (30% is target, but hard to find), and so far we have tried the following: Purina (dry pellet), Purina precon(dry pellet), red chain dunkin supreme (a local brand of sweetfeed), and proshow (sweet feed). She eats 1 pound of proshow (10-12%), 1 pound of red chain dunkin supreme (10-12% preotein), and 2 pounds of purina (16% protein). My heifer weighs about 600 pounds. There is no target weight as of now, for we are still trying to figure out how to get her to finish her food. I have figured out she leaves a few bites when she doesnt like the food, and she takes about 3 hours to finish it on a normal day. What kind of feed can I give her to grow her for the stock show? I was told to try pouring molasses on her food to make up for the dryness, and lack of flavor. Perhaps shes just a lazy eater, but what ever it is, I have until February 4th to beef her up!
