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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1713534" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Unless your heifers are quite old, I would not think they will be finished. Whole shell corn is best.</p><p>Start with 1% of their body weight. If they weigh 800#, that would be 8#---- 4# am and 4# pm EACH.</p><p>After 1 week, if they are cleaning it up good,, you can raise it to 2%. Another week, if cleaning up good, you can feed 3%. Be sure they continue to have all the grass or good hay they want to eat.</p><p>Watch their manure. They should NOT need any protein if getting decent hay/grass.</p><p>If manure is hard like a horse, they definitely need some protein. If it gets too lose, they are getting too much protein....or, too much grain too fast.</p><p>Welcome to the boards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1713534, member: 968"] Unless your heifers are quite old, I would not think they will be finished. Whole shell corn is best. Start with 1% of their body weight. If they weigh 800#, that would be 8#---- 4# am and 4# pm EACH. After 1 week, if they are cleaning it up good,, you can raise it to 2%. Another week, if cleaning up good, you can feed 3%. Be sure they continue to have all the grass or good hay they want to eat. Watch their manure. They should NOT need any protein if getting decent hay/grass. If manure is hard like a horse, they definitely need some protein. If it gets too lose, they are getting too much protein....or, too much grain too fast. Welcome to the boards. [/QUOTE]
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