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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 274707" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>Turn them out on the fescue and provide a mineral that is formulated for fescue pasture. We've tried various minerals over the years and the only one that we've never had a problem with palatability. Other brands, sometimes they'ld each it like candy other times they would leave it sit for months at a time without touching it. Unless you're planning on pampering them in the long run, you need to find out now if they can cut it on fescue. Usually if a bred heifer does ok on fescue without a supplement they'll do ok as a cow. Between now and March you have plenty of time to let them lose a little weight to get into the condition they need to be in for calving as heifers, I like them around 6.5 but not 7. If you have to start feeding poor quality hay during the winter, that's the time to provide some supplement.</p><p></p><p>dun</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 274707, member: 34"] Turn them out on the fescue and provide a mineral that is formulated for fescue pasture. We've tried various minerals over the years and the only one that we've never had a problem with palatability. Other brands, sometimes they'ld each it like candy other times they would leave it sit for months at a time without touching it. Unless you're planning on pampering them in the long run, you need to find out now if they can cut it on fescue. Usually if a bred heifer does ok on fescue without a supplement they'll do ok as a cow. Between now and March you have plenty of time to let them lose a little weight to get into the condition they need to be in for calving as heifers, I like them around 6.5 but not 7. If you have to start feeding poor quality hay during the winter, that's the time to provide some supplement. dun [/QUOTE]
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