Wow, I hadn't checked this in a while.
Havn't gone to liquid yet. The cheap stuff I can't get any due to "plant maintence". Bout out of modified DDG so I think Ill get a few bags of dry DDG to get by on. If I use liquid Im just going to put out X ammount of gallons per day. Proably plug the drain holes in a steel feed bunk. That way everybody has good access, and if I put out a days ration shouldn't over consume.
My origonal plan in Jan was to calve and split. They are Herefords. Seen one starting a cancer eye and hauled her to plant Monday. She weighed live 1170 and dressed out @ 525# still got $806 for her. I really didn't think they would dress out that much. So thats why I thought if I could put on some weight (not pillsbury dough boy) maybe maintain to slightly gain and raise 2/3 of a calf. Get calves big enough to wean easily and then dump the cows. Baby calves are running anywhere from $150-400. Seams like that top is very few though. Thats why I thought go this route and then I can run calves on there own and sell in the winter with the rest. If I just maintain the cows and get extra out of the calves is more what Im looking at than getting the cows rolly polly fat. What Im wanting to do is streaching it enough, let alone trying to fatten a cow and raise a calf!
Interesting comments.