allischalmers1984
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how long would it take for a two week old calf grow to 1200lbs
Dependss on what he's been eating up till now and his weight. Fall is a long ways away when it comes to planning the finishingsnickers":2qgb91qx said:hi dun we have a holstein bottle calf that is 1 yr old and we plan on butchering him sometime this fall would you recommend 60 or 90 days of grain and what would you put in with ground corn? we have always sold our calves never have raised one to butcher before and actually this one was bought so he doesnt mean to much to me.
allischalmers1984":15l8gyh1 said:is it profitable to buy and raise young calves to butcher weight?
90 days and ramp him up slowly to about 2% of his weight. Just rememebr that 2% @ 30 days is less then 2% @ 60 dayssnickers":29kjxwze said:I would guess his wt. @ 850 to 900 lbs and he is getting all the hay he wants and he has had about a 3lb can of commodity blend everyday for along time. he will be put with our cow's for the spring/summer b4 we pen him up for the finishing.