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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 14411"><p>If you feed too much protein, you will just be wasting money, because it runs right through them. If her manure is really runny and green, cut back on the grain. I can't imagine feeding that much grain. I overfed my cattle on just first cutting alfalfa and straw. Yes, your heifer is cycling. We had one cycle at six months and get pregnant... bummer! It is best to wait until she is about a year old to fifteen months old to breed her. You want her to calve about the time that she turns two years old. I think the secret to feeding your heifer is to give her good quality hay, keeping in mind that she will eat everything you put in front of her.... whether she really needs it or not. Make sure that she is getting a good amount of exercise. Feed on one end of the pasture and water on the other... and shelter in another if that is possible. Make her move a little for her life, otherwise, just like we humans, lots of food plus too little exercise makes little heifers fat, sloppy, and difficult deliveries for their calves. As Dunmovin would tell you LEARN your body scores.... if you can't see some rib... she is probably too fat... What I learned from overfeeding my cattle was: let them eat in the barn for two hours... and even if there is nothing in the field, they will STILL have enough to eat...send them outside and don't let them back into the manger until the next feeding... but when calves get to breeding age, I think the free feeding has to be curtailed.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:Sailor_One@hotmail.com">Sailor_One@hotmail.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 14411"] If you feed too much protein, you will just be wasting money, because it runs right through them. If her manure is really runny and green, cut back on the grain. I can't imagine feeding that much grain. I overfed my cattle on just first cutting alfalfa and straw. Yes, your heifer is cycling. We had one cycle at six months and get pregnant... bummer! It is best to wait until she is about a year old to fifteen months old to breed her. You want her to calve about the time that she turns two years old. I think the secret to feeding your heifer is to give her good quality hay, keeping in mind that she will eat everything you put in front of her.... whether she really needs it or not. Make sure that she is getting a good amount of exercise. Feed on one end of the pasture and water on the other... and shelter in another if that is possible. Make her move a little for her life, otherwise, just like we humans, lots of food plus too little exercise makes little heifers fat, sloppy, and difficult deliveries for their calves. As Dunmovin would tell you LEARN your body scores.... if you can't see some rib... she is probably too fat... What I learned from overfeeding my cattle was: let them eat in the barn for two hours... and even if there is nothing in the field, they will STILL have enough to eat...send them outside and don't let them back into the manger until the next feeding... but when calves get to breeding age, I think the free feeding has to be curtailed. [email=Sailor_One@hotmail.com]Sailor_One@hotmail.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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