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<blockquote data-quote="rocfarm" data-source="post: 1778805" data-attributes="member: 42715"><p>Agree. My cows are BCS 5 to 6.5 right now, except for the mom I got for $450. She's nursing a 200lb calf and probably a 4. Think she might not breed back. My heifers are BCS 6.5s, but research says that's necessary as they will need a bit of extra BCS to breed back after the first calf.</p><p></p><p>One cool trick I learned to save a tub after a drought breaks is to put salt blocks on top of it if there is good grass. Last summer was horrible so the tub was needed in July and August but September saw enough rain to bring in good growth. I didn't want to waste the remaining portion of the tub I had bought so we put a few salt blocks on top of it in mid September until November 20 then took them off. The cattle drastically reduced their consumption of the tub with the salt blocks on top (but still consumed a bit) then immediately increased consumption again when the blocks were removed. I probably saved about $70 using this method, so was pleased with myself. If the three tubs we bought this year last past March, next year I'll probably just try to put out one tub around July 1st for the summer slump, then put salt blocks on if we get September rains and then pull the blocks off the old tub in November and put one more out in December for the rest of the winter. Could be viable, especially if I wean in summer and have the cows in good condition come fall calving.</p><p></p><p>I'm trying to get the frequent hunters to give a few less pounds of cubes each time they go, but they like over feeding the cows. During deer season this means those cows can get a bag of cubes per week, which seems a bit much to me. But this spoiling is probably good for keeping them gentle. At any rate, I cut the cubes back to 20% protein instead of 30% to reduce the feed cost at least some. might even go to 12% protein next year if the cows are looking over conditioned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocfarm, post: 1778805, member: 42715"] Agree. My cows are BCS 5 to 6.5 right now, except for the mom I got for $450. She’s nursing a 200lb calf and probably a 4. Think she might not breed back. My heifers are BCS 6.5s, but research says that’s necessary as they will need a bit of extra BCS to breed back after the first calf. One cool trick I learned to save a tub after a drought breaks is to put salt blocks on top of it if there is good grass. Last summer was horrible so the tub was needed in July and August but September saw enough rain to bring in good growth. I didn’t want to waste the remaining portion of the tub I had bought so we put a few salt blocks on top of it in mid September until November 20 then took them off. The cattle drastically reduced their consumption of the tub with the salt blocks on top (but still consumed a bit) then immediately increased consumption again when the blocks were removed. I probably saved about $70 using this method, so was pleased with myself. If the three tubs we bought this year last past March, next year I’ll probably just try to put out one tub around July 1st for the summer slump, then put salt blocks on if we get September rains and then pull the blocks off the old tub in November and put one more out in December for the rest of the winter. Could be viable, especially if I wean in summer and have the cows in good condition come fall calving. I’m trying to get the frequent hunters to give a few less pounds of cubes each time they go, but they like over feeding the cows. During deer season this means those cows can get a bag of cubes per week, which seems a bit much to me. But this spoiling is probably good for keeping them gentle. At any rate, I cut the cubes back to 20% protein instead of 30% to reduce the feed cost at least some. might even go to 12% protein next year if the cows are looking over conditioned. [/QUOTE]
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