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I second the texturized calf starter! Plus you don't want to overdo the brewery grain, and take care it does not spoil.

Great news! I picked up from some of your earlier posts that you might be a little hard on yourself? I tend to do that too, so I know how it is. But It's obvious you care a great deal for your livestock. I finally realized I will never get to the point where I make 100% perfect decisions. We do...

I'm getting my first supply of brewer's grain from a new brewery that is opening soon in a nearby town. I jumped on it when I heard they were opening. I've never used it before -- have only read about it. I have a bred heifer (new to this too) that gets a little grain, mostly hay; a feeder steer...

I'm in Minnesota, so we thankfully still have a lot of pasture growth in July. And by then hay is coming in, too.

Very interesting... and helpful! Thanks Stocker!

You mention rumen conditioning... We feed calf starter early on for that reason, and normally we feed grain on top of forage. However, would early calf starter be a benefit or detriment to gaining on forage?

Lots of good information on this forum, thanks! Good quality pasture; we ease them into it slowly. Currently we are using good quality long-stem grass hay, round bales, until we get our own hay in later. We have baled an oat/barley/field pea blend, plus medium quality grass hay. We are still...

Thanks - I guess that works with people too! LOL

Looking for the best way to "wean" grain-fed animals off grain and rely mostly on forage, as we grow our own hay and have some pasture. We just raise a few beef each year for 4-H kids, then around 14 mos. we butcher for sale and personal use. Our open British White x Holstein heifer yearling...

Temp 102.3 -- perfectly normal. Calf is leaping around like usual now and reacts less to pressing on his knee. I'm guessing he took a tumble. Thanks for the advice -- always good to play it safe!

Calf knee seemed less tender and swollen this morning. He puts weight on it, and you can really only tell it's tender when you press on the knee. Umbilical area seemed dry and clean, not tender or weepy -- like a soft grape covered with skin. He isn't leaping around like he had been, but he has...

Thanks! Hopefully whatever it is can be treated asap!

We have a large Holstein/Char. cross bottle calf (born Jan 5 @ 150 lb.) who was doing terrific up until today; big eater and likes to cavort around his stall and act like a big shot. Tonight we noticed he was much tamer and seemed to favor one leg a little. I palpated his leg and noted one knee...