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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1490623" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>I am not a believer in "creep feeding" per se. I mean, mine do not get unlimited feed that they can come in and eat. But I do get them to start to come into the pen through the creep gate and get a little grain when they are about 2-3 months old. I have found that they really like the alfalfa hay that I feed my nurse cows, so I started getting them to come in for that, all it takes is one to be curious and the rest start to follow to see what they are missing. Then I put a little grain in the feed troughs as I am walking around them. They may not be "pets", but they learn I am not the bad guy. </p><p>Also, it may take a little time, but I have been known to get the heifers to come in the catch pen, walk them down the chute and catch their head and give them a little grain in a flat pan. They stand, eat , and I open it up and let them out. Then, when we do want them to go down the chute, they are not milling around the pen, or trying to lunge through the head catch. They aren't all that good, but many have learned that the head catch isn't such a terrible place to be. </p><p>You also see the difference on many dairies. The cows don't come in to a stanchion or a tie stall like in the "old days". And the cows are often not as easy to work with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1490623, member: 25884"] I am not a believer in "creep feeding" per se. I mean, mine do not get unlimited feed that they can come in and eat. But I do get them to start to come into the pen through the creep gate and get a little grain when they are about 2-3 months old. I have found that they really like the alfalfa hay that I feed my nurse cows, so I started getting them to come in for that, all it takes is one to be curious and the rest start to follow to see what they are missing. Then I put a little grain in the feed troughs as I am walking around them. They may not be "pets", but they learn I am not the bad guy. Also, it may take a little time, but I have been known to get the heifers to come in the catch pen, walk them down the chute and catch their head and give them a little grain in a flat pan. They stand, eat , and I open it up and let them out. Then, when we do want them to go down the chute, they are not milling around the pen, or trying to lunge through the head catch. They aren't all that good, but many have learned that the head catch isn't such a terrible place to be. You also see the difference on many dairies. The cows don't come in to a stanchion or a tie stall like in the "old days". And the cows are often not as easy to work with. [/QUOTE]
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