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<blockquote data-quote="DiamondSCattleCo" data-source="post: 202821" data-attributes="member: 2862"><p>My retained heifers will get grain supplementation with the backgrounders (max 10 lbs per day), but once they've matured, they get no more grain for the rest of their lives, nor do any of my cattle. Just lots of water, free choice hay and free choice mineral.</p><p></p><p>Before winter hits, I feed some 2nd cut alfalfa and get them rolling fat heading into the snows. Come January and -40, they mostly hibernate on the straw pile and draw on reserves. By the time they're ready to calve, they're in pretty good shape (usually over-fat yet, but as I mentioned in another thread, this is a good thing. The number of calving problems due to overfat livestock is FAR overstated).</p><p></p><p>As Dun said though, my cows have been specifically selected for this kind of management. MOst of my stock right now is pretty young, but my animals generally give me at least 10 calves, and I've had a few older cows around here that gave 17 or 18.</p><p></p><p>Rod</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DiamondSCattleCo, post: 202821, member: 2862"] My retained heifers will get grain supplementation with the backgrounders (max 10 lbs per day), but once they've matured, they get no more grain for the rest of their lives, nor do any of my cattle. Just lots of water, free choice hay and free choice mineral. Before winter hits, I feed some 2nd cut alfalfa and get them rolling fat heading into the snows. Come January and -40, they mostly hibernate on the straw pile and draw on reserves. By the time they're ready to calve, they're in pretty good shape (usually over-fat yet, but as I mentioned in another thread, this is a good thing. The number of calving problems due to overfat livestock is FAR overstated). As Dun said though, my cows have been specifically selected for this kind of management. MOst of my stock right now is pretty young, but my animals generally give me at least 10 calves, and I've had a few older cows around here that gave 17 or 18. Rod [/QUOTE]
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