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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 1003053" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>Tubs work best near the water source. The amount they consume at a time depends on the tub. if it is a high moisture content they will consume fast, a drier tub will be slower. as with all new things in cattle it will take time for them to get on it. Sprinkle some pellets or grain on it...what ever you gave them ot get them started.</p><p>As well talk to a nutritionist, you might need to change up your mineral, and to take advantage of their knowledge in how much pellets to feed to get them back up to snuff. Too much too fast or too long and they will end up putting it on themselves in fat rather than on the calf which will reduce milk production. I live in a cold country. We go through alot of feed. Our pellets are between 12 and 14%. Quality is another matter. The cheaper the pellet, by the ton, the more grain screenings. If we fed 20% even on a thin cow, we would see about 5 to 7 % out the back end...a waste of $. A good quality ration will have mineral already in it as well as rummensin or another equivalent product to boost the feed conversion to energy. Pellets ( maybe you call it differently. It is a mixture of grains and stuff crushed and formed into these round pellet like things) are a more cost efficient way to get feed value into your cows over tubs. But by the same token steamed rolled barely or oats with molasis is better feed per ton than pellets.</p><p>How is their poop. A year or so ago a did a post on cows poop and what it means. Go find it and see what you have going on. In a drought, or old hay can have more undigested fibre which amounts to lump mounded dry poop. This is not good. Effectively you would be feeding hay which is like straw.</p><p></p><p>Picks of your cows and calves would be great</p><p>Lastly...get med and vaccine advice from yor vet...not an untrained person who just picks up tidbits from the sales me and farmers...if you are going to do it, do it right</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 1003053, member: 6198"] Tubs work best near the water source. The amount they consume at a time depends on the tub. if it is a high moisture content they will consume fast, a drier tub will be slower. as with all new things in cattle it will take time for them to get on it. Sprinkle some pellets or grain on it...what ever you gave them ot get them started. As well talk to a nutritionist, you might need to change up your mineral, and to take advantage of their knowledge in how much pellets to feed to get them back up to snuff. Too much too fast or too long and they will end up putting it on themselves in fat rather than on the calf which will reduce milk production. I live in a cold country. We go through alot of feed. Our pellets are between 12 and 14%. Quality is another matter. The cheaper the pellet, by the ton, the more grain screenings. If we fed 20% even on a thin cow, we would see about 5 to 7 % out the back end...a waste of $. A good quality ration will have mineral already in it as well as rummensin or another equivalent product to boost the feed conversion to energy. Pellets ( maybe you call it differently. It is a mixture of grains and stuff crushed and formed into these round pellet like things) are a more cost efficient way to get feed value into your cows over tubs. But by the same token steamed rolled barely or oats with molasis is better feed per ton than pellets. How is their poop. A year or so ago a did a post on cows poop and what it means. Go find it and see what you have going on. In a drought, or old hay can have more undigested fibre which amounts to lump mounded dry poop. This is not good. Effectively you would be feeding hay which is like straw. Picks of your cows and calves would be great Lastly...get med and vaccine advice from yor vet...not an untrained person who just picks up tidbits from the sales me and farmers...if you are going to do it, do it right [/QUOTE]
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