We're raising a small amount of beef cattle in a dry lot, with 180 days to slaughter. Currently we're using 12% horse and cattle sweet feed from cargill animal nutrition. I was wondering if there is a more appropriate feed I should be using for these cattle, since the description for what I'm using specifies beef cattle on pasture and maintenance horses, but says nothing about dry-lot.
Feed for dry-lot
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bigbull338
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since your feeding them for slaughter.id feed them a 16% feed.that will put the weight on the calves.
mnmtranching
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Sounds kinda expensive, Anytime you buy bagged feed it's going to cost you extra. I would buy bulk from your nearest co-op.
A corn base, with protein added, about 14 %.
A corn base, with protein added, about 14 %.
mnmtranching":1cobr0vy said:
If you can get the co-op or whoever your sullier is to buy back the empty bags, open them from the bottom instead of the pull string. They can just reuse them. When I buy bagged stuff I get 2 bits back when I bring them the sacks back.
milesvb
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dun":b5o7t9ln said:
My farmer neighbor will buy sacks for 10 cents if they are pressed and in good shape. His sewing machine is the type that allows the string to unravel without tearing the sack so it doesn't matter which end I open. I usually drop them buy on the few occasions I buy feed from him. He uses most of them to sack cleaned corn for the hunters who drop by to put in their feeders.
twabscs
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I use my sacks to start brush fires along with some used oil. Diesel for fires just too expensive anymore. Takes a bit longer, but works just fine.
