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<blockquote data-quote="Medic24" data-source="post: 475287" data-attributes="member: 1101"><p>Oh Gees now you are asking an imponderable.</p><p></p><p>Everyone feeds differently to suite their own needs..........when wanting good gain, I would feed minimum of 3-4 lbs of feed per animal per day, up to 10 lbs max. BUT gees, i wouldn't see a need to feed near that much especially if you are looking at the bottom line here.</p><p></p><p>As far as size before going to the butcher, there once again is another personal choice..........I have no problem sending a milk breed to the can around 750 lbs plus..........I wouldn't want it much more then 1100 lbs max before it goes.</p><p></p><p>Of course smaller breeds such as jersey's would go from 600 lbs up to 800, as it takes so much time and feed to get them much over the 600 lb mark. But i love young Jersey meat so, I tend to send them on around 600 lbs, like I said, it's all a personal thing, and how much money you want to put into it.</p><p></p><p>As I mentioned before, corn is a great feed for putting on weight, especially fattening them the few months before the knife hit's their throat, and lot's of folks enjoy the flavor it imparts in the meat. :cboy:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medic24, post: 475287, member: 1101"] Oh Gees now you are asking an imponderable. Everyone feeds differently to suite their own needs..........when wanting good gain, I would feed minimum of 3-4 lbs of feed per animal per day, up to 10 lbs max. BUT gees, i wouldn't see a need to feed near that much especially if you are looking at the bottom line here. As far as size before going to the butcher, there once again is another personal choice..........I have no problem sending a milk breed to the can around 750 lbs plus..........I wouldn't want it much more then 1100 lbs max before it goes. Of course smaller breeds such as jersey's would go from 600 lbs up to 800, as it takes so much time and feed to get them much over the 600 lb mark. But i love young Jersey meat so, I tend to send them on around 600 lbs, like I said, it's all a personal thing, and how much money you want to put into it. As I mentioned before, corn is a great feed for putting on weight, especially fattening them the few months before the knife hit's their throat, and lot's of folks enjoy the flavor it imparts in the meat. :cboy: [/QUOTE]
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