Recent content by hellobovine

no concrete, my other posts list what they get to eat. i was really suspicious of what they were eating as well but the feed store that mixes this ration works with the county extension agent and cargill rep to mix it just for our region. i spoke to the feed rep and they have had no...

I think you are right on the feed. its been really hot here lately and they have been not eating as robustly as before. we've been rinsing them. they don't like being confined in the range shelter we have for shade; i'm afraid they'll just give up eating if i confine them. what do you think?

no, no access to open feed. no curling toes. i've been giving them glucosamine the past several weeks and that seems to be making them a wee bit better but they are still not happy to stride out.

I have a feeling based on everyone's feedback that we just did a poor job of picking these steers as show prospects. it's pretty difficult for the layman to look at a 700lb calf and get it right. i think you are right about the 'straight off the end' comment. what would you look for in a calf...

their hooves are a bit long. also they do walk a bit post legged. their hooves look fine-no ridges. they never have access to feed other than what we put out in the feeder for them, they've never bloated, if anything they look a little thinner than i'd like them to look. how much asprin...

they weigh about 1200 pounds now. they get a corn/oats/beet pellet/barley mixture that also includes a mineral supplement. we started them at 8lbs a day each when they were about 700 lbs and now feed about 18lbs each a day. they also get grass/alfalfa hay- 4 flakes each per day. i thought...

i have 2 show steers (angus/maine) that both seem to be sore and slow moving, and have been for about 3 months. they are on a grass/alfalfa hay and a high quality grain/mineral ration. what oral pain reliever/inflamation reliever can i give them.- will asprin or bute address the stiffness...