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<blockquote data-quote="tripil7z" data-source="post: 761425" data-attributes="member: 13071"><p>As much whole/cracked corn as they want. I'm raising Holstiens though ( they need to be grained as soon as possible to get the rumen going).I buy corn in bulk and sell calves in fall.I then reload my bottle calves at the end of fall early winter and bottle feed hospital milk through winter (NOT milk replacer) again with as much corn as they want. I also make grass/alfalfa available( since the little buggers are so small they don't eat much ) this makes for a small grass/alfalfa feed bill.When spring rolls around it's pasture time and corn,corn,corn.I then reload on calves again to replace my late fall early winter calves. I also give them as much milk as I can without scouring them ( a fine art).To sum it up: good pasture ,corn,milk,some grass/alfalfa.I <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> on my way to the bank twice a year. I :lol2: at those on here that crack on dairy steers.</p><p></p><p>PS. If you can't get them to eat the cracked/whole corn just put some in the milk,before you know it they will be turning corn into manure,it works everytime. :tiphat: </p><p></p><p>Tripil7z</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tripil7z, post: 761425, member: 13071"] As much whole/cracked corn as they want. I'm raising Holstiens though ( they need to be grained as soon as possible to get the rumen going).I buy corn in bulk and sell calves in fall.I then reload my bottle calves at the end of fall early winter and bottle feed hospital milk through winter (NOT milk replacer) again with as much corn as they want. I also make grass/alfalfa available( since the little buggers are so small they don't eat much ) this makes for a small grass/alfalfa feed bill.When spring rolls around it's pasture time and corn,corn,corn.I then reload on calves again to replace my late fall early winter calves. I also give them as much milk as I can without scouring them ( a fine art).To sum it up: good pasture ,corn,milk,some grass/alfalfa.I :D on my way to the bank twice a year. I :lol2: at those on here that crack on dairy steers. PS. If you can't get them to eat the cracked/whole corn just put some in the milk,before you know it they will be turning corn into manure,it works everytime. :tiphat: Tripil7z [/QUOTE]
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