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<blockquote data-quote="vclavin" data-source="post: 721103" data-attributes="member: 13613"><p>TexasBred,</p><p> hehe it's Mrs Clavin, my husband Keith tells everyone to ask me if they want to know anything about the herd. He hates numbers and has decided that he's too old to learn EPD's - good thing I love DATA. I collect all I can.</p><p> A friend of ours feed 1/3 of each corn gluten, soyhulls, ground corn. He only feeds his weaned calves and says he has to be careful as they get fat too easy. I had the beef specialist run it thru his program to get a proper mix for the cattle. Minerals are thru Vitafirm. As I understand it, as long as we have the proper minerals our bodies can make the vitamins. I figure cows can too. No problems so far and have been using this mix for atound 5-6 years now.</p><p></p><p><strong>Creep feeder</strong> - very small amount until calves find and start eating. (cupful?) Gradually add more as they finish it off until they are up to 5lbs if all heifers, 15lbs if all bulls/steers/ 10lbs if mix. Just have to watch them but so far they have done fine. Mix is approx 12% protein.</p><p>Breeding - 1-2 lbs per head daily split between morning and evening. Fescue hay and clover hay. If weather is extremely cold, beef specialist reccommended feeding it to the other cows as well. I have given them lick tubs but only all natural as the urea in some of them would - as I was told - interfere with digestion of this feed and hay.</p><p></p><p>Blessings</p><p>Valerie Clavin</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vclavin, post: 721103, member: 13613"] TexasBred, hehe it's Mrs Clavin, my husband Keith tells everyone to ask me if they want to know anything about the herd. He hates numbers and has decided that he's too old to learn EPD's - good thing I love DATA. I collect all I can. A friend of ours feed 1/3 of each corn gluten, soyhulls, ground corn. He only feeds his weaned calves and says he has to be careful as they get fat too easy. I had the beef specialist run it thru his program to get a proper mix for the cattle. Minerals are thru Vitafirm. As I understand it, as long as we have the proper minerals our bodies can make the vitamins. I figure cows can too. No problems so far and have been using this mix for atound 5-6 years now. [b]Creep feeder[/b] - very small amount until calves find and start eating. (cupful?) Gradually add more as they finish it off until they are up to 5lbs if all heifers, 15lbs if all bulls/steers/ 10lbs if mix. Just have to watch them but so far they have done fine. Mix is approx 12% protein. Breeding - 1-2 lbs per head daily split between morning and evening. Fescue hay and clover hay. If weather is extremely cold, beef specialist reccommended feeding it to the other cows as well. I have given them lick tubs but only all natural as the urea in some of them would - as I was told - interfere with digestion of this feed and hay. Blessings Valerie Clavin [/QUOTE]
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