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<blockquote data-quote="herefordhandler16" data-source="post: 1310510" data-attributes="member: 20686"><p>So I am getting ready to put my yearly bull I showed back in the feed lot, as well as a prospective steer and a few heifers. My question is how do you alter your feed to your calf? My bull is a December 2015 and he was very young when I showed him last year so I had trouble getting him to eat. My biggest concern with him is he is very long bodied and has a good potential to make a great herd bull, but I need to from his belly for the show ring. </p><p>With my heifers my problem is usually that I get them to gain a decent amount and start to fill in, but then they stop eating and I can never get any fat on them. When I get to this point should I lower the amount of grain and increase the fill? I currently use bet pulp for fill, and occasionally cotton seed, although it proves to be the most expensive. I am looking into switching to depth charge or adding Surchamp, but I am on a budget.</p><p>Does anyone else have a problem/solution for picky Herefords?</p><p>I currently feed equal parts crimped corn, corn gluten pellets, soybean hull pellets, and oats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="herefordhandler16, post: 1310510, member: 20686"] So I am getting ready to put my yearly bull I showed back in the feed lot, as well as a prospective steer and a few heifers. My question is how do you alter your feed to your calf? My bull is a December 2015 and he was very young when I showed him last year so I had trouble getting him to eat. My biggest concern with him is he is very long bodied and has a good potential to make a great herd bull, but I need to from his belly for the show ring. With my heifers my problem is usually that I get them to gain a decent amount and start to fill in, but then they stop eating and I can never get any fat on them. When I get to this point should I lower the amount of grain and increase the fill? I currently use bet pulp for fill, and occasionally cotton seed, although it proves to be the most expensive. I am looking into switching to depth charge or adding Surchamp, but I am on a budget. Does anyone else have a problem/solution for picky Herefords? I currently feed equal parts crimped corn, corn gluten pellets, soybean hull pellets, and oats. [/QUOTE]
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