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Mine are commercial cows using simangus bulls. I agree with genetics. I can’t honestly say I know the daily gains, I don’t have scales, although it’s on the list of things to do/buy. Putting steers in or out seems like just as much work as hand feeding. I was talking about a gravity flow feeder...

I’ve always bucket fed my butcher steers. I see guys on Facebook etc talk about steer stuffers. I can see the appeal to less labor but not sure it’s worth it. Never used one. Currently I hand feed all they’ll eat of commodity mix and limit them to 10-15lbs of hay a day. I realize Facebook...

Yeah I switched them to long stem hay and they’re up to nearly 20lbs of feed. I know better than to feed that much protein, just got caught up in using that extra protein I guess. It’s not my first group, been doing this on my own 10yrs, just tried something different this year. Grew up showing...

Mix is done by a friend of mine. He feeds about 2500-3000 stockers every year. Some just to 800lbs some to finish. I use what he recommends

Pretty loose

650-700

I did this on my first mineral feeder but my bulls shredded it. Just tore the barrel up, worked well before that though. I went to the B&W flap style now, bulls can’t flip them, to wide and low and get less water in them

In the past on my butcher steers I limit them to 10lbs or so hay and 10-25 lbs of commodity mix depending age and size. This year neighbor had teff hay (17% protein)with weeds he round baled. Decided more proteins better right? Well they're getting 15ish lbs teff and 15lbs commodity mix that...

Nope didn’t own one until this situation. Do now

I’d take her to vet. Could be parasite. Depending what you dewormed with, regular ivermectin’s don’t get liver flukes. I had 2 last year start losing weight and just declined to death. Fecal test will tell

That’s why I never really considered the selling him part to start with. But several have advised to unload him and cut my loses. That’s why I was asking opinions. I’ve never sold one with meds onboard

Starting to reconsider selling him. As long as I tell them he’s had the meds I’m clear. If Monday he’s still alive and no miracles, I’ll take him to Joplin stockyards. Doubt I get 1000for him but better than dying. But that’ll be at least 2wks hardly eating anything

I hear ya, it can be dangerous but it has worked a lot of miracles for me that I had wrote off already so I keep a bottle handy. I also won’t chance it, especially since my butcher beef business is something I’m trying to grow. Getting a bad name or a hefty fine wouldn’t do well in that regard

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Nope. If I did take him to sale I’d have to note that he’s had Micotil. In which case I wouldn’t buy a healthy looking calf that had Micotil 3 days before, be lucky to get 500 for him. I could grind him to burger but if the FDA doesn’t say it’s safe with all the BS I see them approve, nope not...

Got a calf that’s been acting off for over 10days now. Hasn’t eating much at all in a week. Figured he was just off feed and he’d come around. Guy I buy feed off of mixed his own, changed from cracked corn to whole. This is a 1100lb butcher calf I’ve got a fortune in feed in. Gave him 50cc of...

I’ve got 8 bred heifers roughly 750-800lbs and 7 replacements roughly 500-600lbs. The replacements are heifers that wouldn’t fit on the trailer back in Nov and I decided to hold them until Feb-March. May keep a couple of them if I don’t find more breds. I separate the breds from cows to feed...

I generally band at birth, ie little Green Ceerrio bands with shot of tetanus antitoxin(lost 5out of 30 1 year to tetanus, none since using it) But I have a few late calves that I let go til fall because vet advises not to do antitoxin within 2wks of vaccines because the antitoxin and vaccine...

Yeah I considered adding straps to the brush itself or a rub next to it etc. Also that Agromatic site doesn't give prices. Which seems ridiculous in a day and age of the internet.