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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 460"><p>> If you'r selling feeders no! it</p><p>> does'nt pay to creep feed the cost</p><p>> of feed is not ofset by the gain</p><p>> the real value is at the feed lot,</p><p>> these calves will on average gain</p><p>> better than calves not creep fed</p><p>> "but" the feed lot will</p><p>> not pay more for calves creep fed</p><p></p><p>> keeper calves and heifers do</p><p>> better if limited creep fed</p><p></p><p>> heifers will develope better and</p><p>> make better cows</p><p></p><p>> someone else will have another</p><p>> view 0r have another way thats the</p><p>> beauty of farming</p><p></p><p>> regards Art (red country farms)</p><p></p><p>good question i peroanally don't think so i would rather have a cow that can put the wieght on the calf. i would rather concentrate on the cow rather than trying to feed the calf to help compensate. then you have to look at calving season too, spring or fall. in winter time you are feeding anyway and you can make a place to creepfeed calves seperate and take some of the strain off of the cows in severe weather. i live in the south we don't have hard winters so it is only on occasion that it gets rough. we try to feed less and stockpile forage for winter i graze until mid november. in summer it gets dry sometimes.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:riverag@gassville.net">riverag@gassville.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 460"] > If you'r selling feeders no! it > does'nt pay to creep feed the cost > of feed is not ofset by the gain > the real value is at the feed lot, > these calves will on average gain > better than calves not creep fed > "but" the feed lot will > not pay more for calves creep fed > keeper calves and heifers do > better if limited creep fed > heifers will develope better and > make better cows > someone else will have another > view 0r have another way thats the > beauty of farming > regards Art (red country farms) good question i peroanally don't think so i would rather have a cow that can put the wieght on the calf. i would rather concentrate on the cow rather than trying to feed the calf to help compensate. then you have to look at calving season too, spring or fall. in winter time you are feeding anyway and you can make a place to creepfeed calves seperate and take some of the strain off of the cows in severe weather. i live in the south we don't have hard winters so it is only on occasion that it gets rough. we try to feed less and stockpile forage for winter i graze until mid november. in summer it gets dry sometimes. [email=riverag@gassville.net]riverag@gassville.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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