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Anyone Creep Feeding Calves?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky" data-source="post: 1576097" data-attributes="member: 32659"><p>If I was going to try and put some weight on the calves by creep feeding I'd want feed to be 10 cents a pound or less. That's probably not going to happen these days. I think at 10-14 cents a pound it's worth doing for 3-4 weeks before weaning to get their belly ready to start gaining on feed. I've only been weaning calves for 5-6 years now but have learned that anything done early helps them gain weight faster. Castrating and dehorning at weaning seems to set them back at least 30-45 days. That combined with ramping up the feed to let their rumen accept it and convert to pounds all cost you money. I'm going to try the creep again this year and keep up with it better now that I have a set of scales.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky, post: 1576097, member: 32659"] If I was going to try and put some weight on the calves by creep feeding I’d want feed to be 10 cents a pound or less. That’s probably not going to happen these days. I think at 10-14 cents a pound it’s worth doing for 3-4 weeks before weaning to get their belly ready to start gaining on feed. I’ve only been weaning calves for 5-6 years now but have learned that anything done early helps them gain weight faster. Castrating and dehorning at weaning seems to set them back at least 30-45 days. That combined with ramping up the feed to let their rumen accept it and convert to pounds all cost you money. I’m going to try the creep again this year and keep up with it better now that I have a set of scales. [/QUOTE]
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