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I’ve had beef cows for about 3 years. I’ve never raised a freezer beef but had a couple people asking me about selling them one. I need a little direction. Typically one of my steers weighs 400 pounds at 6 months. I really don’t have a pasture I could wean the calf and keep him on grass. I’ve...

If you don’t creep feed and only have your cows on grass does it work? I know gains won’t be as much but will it help any?

How much weight would you say it adds? I just watched a video on synovex grass one They had a chart showing 50 pound gains. They said it last for 200 days so you get more gains. People I have talked with also use ralgro and say it adds 20-25 pounds.

Does anyone use any hormone implants in their calves? I never have but hear they add 20-25 lbs to you calf.

What kind of minerals do you use for your beef cows? I go back and forth between wind and rain which is $25-$30 a bad and a cheep bag for $10. Is the more expensive worth the money?

Washed it out good. No cut, smell, debris, or swelling. His back left foot was tender to the touch. He didn’t like the back soft part of his foot being touched.

What is nuflor used for?

I have a bull with what I think is foot rot. Limping bad. The vet said start with LA300. I gave him a shot yesterday. He hasn’t improved. It always seems LA300 doesn’t get the job done. I have a friend that says I should try Nuflor. Is Nuflor a lot better?

The calves are about 5 months old.

I made a creep pen for my calves. I have commercial angus/beef master calves. 12% protein. How many pounds of feed should each calf get per day?

I’m not saying I don’t have too many cows per acre and I asked for your advice and you are giving it. But I have a friend that has 21 cows on 25 acres. His calves average 500 at 7-8 months. Sometimes up to 600 pounds. He doesn’t put out a lot of grain just grass and hay. So if he can get that...

I considered that but I’ve bought for 3 different people and last year they were all low. I wouldn’t think all three had bad genetics but maybe that’s why they sold them. Now last year I had no rye grass in the winter and this year I did so maybe that would help.

Mostly February and March.

Wow. Yea I have plenty of grass just not sure if the quality it good enough to put weight on. I have a friend that’s similar to cows per acre his weight is 500 pounds at 7-8 months. The only thing we seem to be doing different is he’s putting out 100 pounds per acre of triple 17 in the summer.

Commercial black angus cows with registered beefmaster bull . Southeast Louisiana. 14 cows with 12 calves waiting in 2 more and 1 bull in 25 acres.