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<blockquote data-quote="Bez!" data-source="post: 155882" data-attributes="member: 2830"><p>If your hay is 16% she needs nothing else at all. If she is tending to fat stop the grain and simply free choice her on hay.</p><p></p><p>Our herd gets hay that runs at 7-8% for the first trimester - 9-10% for the second trimester. Salt and mineral.</p><p></p><p>Last trimester the girls get the best hay on the lot - some of it runs in the 11-13% range - and if I am feeling generous they also get a little corn. Let's not go into the cracked vs whole issue - but we use whole because we are too cheap to grind. </p><p></p><p>Pics of some are still available on the boards if you search for them.</p><p></p><p>That is it and that is all. I can assure you the girls do well and we as a general rule have never had a calving prob or a cow condition problem. Then again we now breed to this regime. If they cannot make the grade, they go down the road.</p><p></p><p>We are probably one of the lowest cost producers you could ever imagine. :lol: </p><p></p><p>I would say you are in the "over feed mode".</p><p></p><p>In fact I would say her grain ration is likely a waste of money right from the start - most of it is probably not being utilized. Just use it as a "come to the call treat" once in a while.</p><p></p><p>Overfeeding can cause a pile of issues. </p><p></p><p>Just my thoughts - take them or leave them - opinions as you know are like ********* - we all have them. 8) .</p><p></p><p>Nice to see someone who actually knows what their hay is rated at.</p><p></p><p>Regards,</p><p></p><p>Bez!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez!, post: 155882, member: 2830"] If your hay is 16% she needs nothing else at all. If she is tending to fat stop the grain and simply free choice her on hay. Our herd gets hay that runs at 7-8% for the first trimester - 9-10% for the second trimester. Salt and mineral. Last trimester the girls get the best hay on the lot - some of it runs in the 11-13% range - and if I am feeling generous they also get a little corn. Let's not go into the cracked vs whole issue - but we use whole because we are too cheap to grind. Pics of some are still available on the boards if you search for them. That is it and that is all. I can assure you the girls do well and we as a general rule have never had a calving prob or a cow condition problem. Then again we now breed to this regime. If they cannot make the grade, they go down the road. We are probably one of the lowest cost producers you could ever imagine. :lol: I would say you are in the "over feed mode". In fact I would say her grain ration is likely a waste of money right from the start - most of it is probably not being utilized. Just use it as a "come to the call treat" once in a while. Overfeeding can cause a pile of issues. Just my thoughts - take them or leave them - opinions as you know are like ********* - we all have them. 8) . Nice to see someone who actually knows what their hay is rated at. Regards, Bez! [/QUOTE]
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