Clubcalfshowgirl
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OH Breeder said:You need to decrease the protein and increase the fat if you want to stop the growth. Oats will grow and is what is usually used in a grower ration. Of course you raise the fat and you will loose some hair because you turn up the internal heat. If that makes sense. We feed 70% corn and 30% oats when getting them fat. When growing them 60% 40% depending on the calf.
OH Breeder said:Okay,
You have til March 1 so you have 6 months. 623#s today and you want him at 1200 in March. You need 577#'s between now and then. If you divide that out, 96#'s a month or about 3.25#'s a day. That may be pretty aggressive. do you have a feed specialist in your area that can help you evaluate your steer? If not it would be helpful to have someone come and take a look at him and help you come up with a feed plan. It sounds like to me you need to find a happy medium with growth and gain. I know there are more intelligent folks than me on here.
showcattlegal said:I would feed a grower ration feed. It has more protain then fat. you need him to grow but you also need to put some fat on him or he isn't going to look very good come fair time.
OH Breeder said:I agree with Red, he looks like he is covering pretty good. A grower ration seems like it might be good for him. How often to you trim his feet? Totally different subject.
Clubcalfshowgirl said:By march he might have his feet trimmed 3 times.
OH Breeder said:I agree with Red, he looks like he is covering pretty good. A grower ration seems like it might be good for him. How often to you trim his feet? Totally different subject.
Jill said:We are showing a 10-25-06 heifer that I weighed this morning and she weighs 902, we have pushed her, but 625 seems very small for that age calf, but if you can only be at 800 in Sept. you are probably right on target. Make sure you have good mineral and vitamins for him, the recipe you have at the top does not meet his nutritional needs that would why he looks like he is loosing muscle and not growing as you would like. Check with you local feed store and either get a premixed feed our have them come up with a balanced recipe for you. Good Luck
chambero said:We've got three Sep calves in our barn right now that weighed between 730 and 780 on July 1 and a January calf that weighed 590 that same day. You are definitely on the light side for that age but not severely. As others said, get the calf on a balanced ration and just let him eat. He should be fine. Changing one's feed constantly can mess them up.