dkt99
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I wanted to get some opinions on grains and supllements that some of you feed. I want to make sure that I'm giving the right stuff.
dkt99":2seygegl said:I wanted to get some opinions on grains and supllements that some of you feed. I want to make sure that I'm giving the right stuff.
It;s the left overs from making sugar from sugar beets.dkt99":295dh19u said:What is beet pulp and where can I get it?
dkt99":c6fapz9x said:What is beet pulp and where can I get it?
Beet pulp is a very high quality roughage source but usually used mostly by people feeding show calves. Usually too expensive to feed to calves on the farm. Look for a good textured feed with a protein pellet, corn, oats, molasses and cottonseed hulls.....in my area it's often referred to as a bull and heifer feed. It will usually be around 11% protein.dkt99":3970wpox said:What is beet pulp and where can I get it?
chippie":ay8zhrl9 said:dkt99":ay8zhrl9 said:What is beet pulp and where can I get it?
You can buy it at most feed stores. I get ours at Tractor Supply Co.
Thank you for looking out for me TexasBred.Milk everyday twice a day.The second best source of protien. Eggs are number 1. When my hens start to lay I'll throw some of those in there too. ;-)TexasBred":3iv1zyk6 said:Add some protein to all that corn and you'll get better results.
tripil7z":3n09xnu1 said:Thank you for looking out for me TexasBred.Milk everyday twice a day.The second best source of protien. Eggs are number 1. When my hens start to lay I'll throw some of those in there too. ;-)TexasBred":3n09xnu1 said:Add some protein to all that corn and you'll get better results.
I sell at weaning.What else should I be feeding my Holstiens in the first 205 days ? How do you get 8% ? Milk alone is 288 grams of protien.Thank youTexasBred":1qg2rcud said:tripil7z":1qg2rcud said:Thank you for looking out for me TexasBred.Milk everyday twice a day.The second best source of protien. Eggs are number 1. When my hens start to lay I'll throw some of those in there too. ;-)TexasBred":1qg2rcud said:Add some protein to all that corn and you'll get better results.
Absolutely until he's weaned. But he's got to start eating something that will furnish more than 8% protein eventually and hopefully.
Absolutely until he's weaned. But he's got to start eating something that will furnish more than 8% protein eventually and hopefully.
I sell at weaning.What else should I be feeding my Holstiens in the first 205 days ? How do you get 8% ? Milk alone is 288 grams of protien.Thank you
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hillsdown":1pbcg2h2 said:Triple z7 how much milk a day are those calves getting when you get them up to optimal amounts ?
This is how my brother and I started out as well when we were young boys. It was the only way we could get a start in the cattle business. Over the long run run the black whites have been more profitable by a landslide. Sure there are years when those beef breeds whip the black and whites badly, however that usually doesn't last long. I have an equal amounts of both for comparison.tripil7z":sjqcd037 said:hillsdown":sjqcd037 said:Triple z7 how much milk a day are those calves getting when you get them up to optimal amounts ?
My largest steer I have right now is 285lbs @ 77 days old and he gets 16 pints a day.He also eats as much cracked corn as he wants. Someone told me that corn takes away the milk protien. They forgot to tell him that because hes a thick steer(not pot bellied).The cost for the calf at 2 days old,corn,milk,shots,wormer,etc... puts me right below 100.00 per calf, right now grain fed Holstiens in my area go for 1.01 per pound in the 300-500 lb range.Once they get to 500-700 the price per pound drops to .85 per lb.Don't ask me why but it does.This does'nt bother me because I have a small place and keeping multiple calves over 500 lbs is'nt feasable.Also I max my profit by selling at highest per lb then reloading on bottle calves.Also my contact that buys my steers wants them at 400-500 lbs.So it works out for me perfect.Everyones situation is different,everyone has different set ups,contacts,prices, and circumstances.This is why I :lol2: when peeps say,you cant put that many steers on that amout of acres or you need to be doing this or feeding that. Really? I put a post up and asked how much money could a person make selling beef steers after all expenses were paid and the answer I got was about 275,well I clear about 400 per head on a dairy by product.Simple fact is my costs are low,I don't have to keep hefiers,I don't have to keep bulls,I keep track of EVERYTHING, and I manage well. Now would I love to have 100 acres,john deere tractors,beef cattle everywhere,and mounds of hay ? Yes I would, but you have to start somewhere and this is what I have to work with.
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