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    steer quit eating grain

    Well everyone yesterday I dumped 2 boxes of arm and hammer baking soda in his feeder. He ate quite a bit of that yesterday, went out this morning and he was waiting on me. I gave him 1 1/2lb commodity mix and 3lb cracked corn and he ate it right up , plus hes drinking more water again. I guess...
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    steer quit eating grain

    I started out with commodity mix and started Out at 2 times a day. Thought Ive read where they say try around 2% body weight on 15% feed and up the corn. I’ve always mixed 2 teaspoons baking soda with the feed. Could it still be acidosis and what would be the best way to get him healed and back...
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    steer quit eating grain

    Ok peeps. I know its on here somewhere but Im tired of searching . heres my story I pinned my angus steer up the first week of november and started him out on 1 1/2lb 15% commodity mix and 1 1/2lb cracked corn 2x a day and slowly increased the cracked corn 1/2lb week. Ive put 2 teaspoons...
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    make it simple feed ration

    I've also been wanting to try the grass fed beef . maybe in the future , do you just let it run the whole pasture or pin it up in small area and feed it free choice first cutting and thats it ?
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    make it simple feed ration

    I called local feed supply and priced bean meal crimped corn minerals and molasses and the price is the same per ton as the bagged 12% feed mix from tractor supply . they both the same driving distance, both 12% mix , so why bother buying a ton at a time ? , plus the bean meal would be powdery...
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    make it simple feed ration

    ok peeps . lets make this simple , I know different breeds of cattle and rate of gains have a lot to do with feeding rations. I have no scales to keep weighing my Angus steer to try to determine what percentage of body weight for the amount of feed mix to feed him , so I've got a steer thats...
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    butchering at 12 to 14 months

    ok friends , after reading all comments I've decided to stretch it to closer to the 18 months . I haven't made the butcher appt. yet so shouldn't be a problem . I forgot to mention I'm in Ohio and raising black Angus so the calves are on the mother and hay right now and were born the first part...
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    butchering at 12 to 14 months

    I'm planning on butchering at 12 to 14 months . I would like your opinions on how to feed
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