oakridgefarms
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my steers not gaing its not heat related, weve tried b12 vitimins, yeast werre just out of ideas any suggestions be great
13% ration of flaked corn, oats, beat pulp, soybean meal, and show bloom top dress 10lbs per feedingobie105 said:What and how much are you feeding?
2 times but dont clean it upflacowman said:how many times a day?
been on it for a month or sovc said:A few more questions for you. How much does he weigh? How fast does he eat his feed? How long has he been on 20 pounds a day? What kind and how hay does he eat a day?
YESobie105 said:Have you tried adding molasses?
magnet ive never heard of doing that can you explain that more were in canada weve just never heard of thatvc said:I would try a different feed with him, if you do, start slow by mixing it with the old feed. Try on of the popular sack feeds, there may just be something in the feed he does not like are something that is not right in the feed you are feeding. We ran in to some feed that had some bad fat in it, calf would not touch it. Is that second cut alfalfa or second cut grass hay? If it is alfalfa I would put him on grass, alfalfa and grain can be a little much. He is not gaining because he is not eating like he should, I would hit him with a paste pro-biose for 2 or 3 days and see if it helps.
I would also take his temp just to make sure he is not running a low grade fever, have you put a magnet in him, if not I would do that as well.
Thing is, if they are not eating right and it goes on for more than a day or 2 there is usually a reason for it, the hard part is finding out what it is. Take his tamp and try the pro-biose first, if that does not work try a different feed, it can take awhile to figure it out, take your time and start eliminating thing that it can be until you find out what it is.
I had a steer who would not eat grain, I tried several different brands, with no luck. I finally mixed all the open bags together and fed it to the calves to get rid of it, the calf I could not get to eat had to be pulled away from the feeder because he would not stop eating the mixed feed. I figured out some of it had to much molasses some was to dry, mixed together he liked it. I ended up mixing 2 brands together for that year, but he ate like a pig, so it was worth the extra time.