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<blockquote data-quote="Ridgefarmer63" data-source="post: 1731042" data-attributes="member: 23951"><p>That would be awesome if they were gaining that much. I try to send my animals to slaughter when they are about 1000 to 1100 pounds for a hanging weight of 600. It seems to take about 18 months to get to that target with the steers gaining faster normally.</p><p></p><p>I am not that exact with the ratios. I have my brood herd and fall calves in one corral and the weaned spring calves and any animals I'm trying to finish in another. So that means the spring calves are getting fed pretty well, but the finsihers are eating more since they're bigger.</p><p></p><p>When we are not finishing anything, they all (cows too) get grain in a very unscientific way. They brewreies I am using have only one masher. Thats where the grain comes out of. They may do 5-6 batches in a day, and if that masher is full they're shat ouuta luck. They need the farmers and ranchers or they'd have to pay to dispose of the grain. What that means is once you get in bed with a brewer, you are there fulltime. You NEED to be there everyweek, if not twice a week. I start taking weeks off, they'll find a new farmer and I wouldn't blame them.</p><p></p><p>You called out "warm" grain. Boy do they love that. It's still warm and steaming when I first get it and they love that. They still eat it cold. The party is definetly over if you let it freeze. Gotta keep and eye on that.</p><p></p><p>The grain weighs about 200ish pounds for a 32gal trash can full to the top.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ridgefarmer63, post: 1731042, member: 23951"] That would be awesome if they were gaining that much. I try to send my animals to slaughter when they are about 1000 to 1100 pounds for a hanging weight of 600. It seems to take about 18 months to get to that target with the steers gaining faster normally. I am not that exact with the ratios. I have my brood herd and fall calves in one corral and the weaned spring calves and any animals I'm trying to finish in another. So that means the spring calves are getting fed pretty well, but the finsihers are eating more since they're bigger. When we are not finishing anything, they all (cows too) get grain in a very unscientific way. They brewreies I am using have only one masher. Thats where the grain comes out of. They may do 5-6 batches in a day, and if that masher is full they're shat ouuta luck. They need the farmers and ranchers or they'd have to pay to dispose of the grain. What that means is once you get in bed with a brewer, you are there fulltime. You NEED to be there everyweek, if not twice a week. I start taking weeks off, they'll find a new farmer and I wouldn't blame them. You called out "warm" grain. Boy do they love that. It's still warm and steaming when I first get it and they love that. They still eat it cold. The party is definetly over if you let it freeze. Gotta keep and eye on that. The grain weighs about 200ish pounds for a 32gal trash can full to the top. [/QUOTE]
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