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Calves newly weaned weight gain
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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky" data-source="post: 1727031" data-attributes="member: 32659"><p>Sounds like you are off to a good start. Getting them weaned is the first and hardest step. We don't have easy access to Alfalfa so don't feed it so I can't really speak to how they would gain on it. Weaned calves only need about 14% protein feed, anything more can make them go backwards. I feed mine a 14% commodity mix and they eat whatever grass they can find. Start at 4# and bump them up slowly to 6#. I know you said you don't have troughs but the money you save in feed will pay for the troughs most likely. </p><p>10-12 calves can eat out of a 8' trough easily. As others have said they're gonna be stagnet or loose for a week or so after weaning too. I'm not sold on the tubs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky, post: 1727031, member: 32659"] Sounds like you are off to a good start. Getting them weaned is the first and hardest step. We don't have easy access to Alfalfa so don't feed it so I can't really speak to how they would gain on it. Weaned calves only need about 14% protein feed, anything more can make them go backwards. I feed mine a 14% commodity mix and they eat whatever grass they can find. Start at 4# and bump them up slowly to 6#. I know you said you don't have troughs but the money you save in feed will pay for the troughs most likely. 10-12 calves can eat out of a 8' trough easily. As others have said they're gonna be stagnet or loose for a week or so after weaning too. I'm not sold on the tubs. [/QUOTE]
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