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<blockquote data-quote="hillbillycwo" data-source="post: 855957" data-attributes="member: 13747"><p>Tom, I have enough grass and good quality hay that left that I won't have to pour the feed to em to make some on them. I won't get rich doing it and I would expect about an overage of 1.5 pounds a day in gain. Get them around mid November (4-5 wts) and grass, hay, feed until around mid April (6-7 wts). Kinda hedging that there will be price increase in that size range in the spring to help the feed offset. Main thing the feed is for me (small operator) is a forced savings account. Would start them out in the weaning pen on free choice hay and 4-6 pds each of corn/distillers grain 50/50 mix working them up to about 8-10pds each a day. Would get between 5-10 black calves. If I try it I will keep my reciepts to see what kind of profit/loss it carries over that time period. I wouldn't try it if I didn't have the grass/hay. Well I have it now anyway our winter may change be cold and wet instead of cold and frozen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hillbillycwo, post: 855957, member: 13747"] Tom, I have enough grass and good quality hay that left that I won't have to pour the feed to em to make some on them. I won't get rich doing it and I would expect about an overage of 1.5 pounds a day in gain. Get them around mid November (4-5 wts) and grass, hay, feed until around mid April (6-7 wts). Kinda hedging that there will be price increase in that size range in the spring to help the feed offset. Main thing the feed is for me (small operator) is a forced savings account. Would start them out in the weaning pen on free choice hay and 4-6 pds each of corn/distillers grain 50/50 mix working them up to about 8-10pds each a day. Would get between 5-10 black calves. If I try it I will keep my reciepts to see what kind of profit/loss it carries over that time period. I wouldn't try it if I didn't have the grass/hay. Well I have it now anyway our winter may change be cold and wet instead of cold and frozen. [/QUOTE]
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