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Is this to much grain?
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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1391345" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>I don't know how big they are, but "basically free choice grain" is an invitation to a problem. If nothing else, it will cause acidosis in their rumen and that can lead to future problems when their gut tract gets out of whack. Since they hadn't had any grain up to this point, I would start them on about 2 lbs per head, or less than half of what you are giving them, for a few days to a couple of weeks and just see how they are doing. You want them to "want" to come for their grain. It makes it alot easier to check them and if someone is lagging behind then you will notice it quicker. They won't necessarily bloat right away, and when they do it might be too late, so why even tempt fate. They are going to need to adjust to the grain, and the microbes in their gut need to "gear up" and the right ones need to be able to digest it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1391345, member: 25884"] I don't know how big they are, but "basically free choice grain" is an invitation to a problem. If nothing else, it will cause acidosis in their rumen and that can lead to future problems when their gut tract gets out of whack. Since they hadn't had any grain up to this point, I would start them on about 2 lbs per head, or less than half of what you are giving them, for a few days to a couple of weeks and just see how they are doing. You want them to "want" to come for their grain. It makes it alot easier to check them and if someone is lagging behind then you will notice it quicker. They won't necessarily bloat right away, and when they do it might be too late, so why even tempt fate. They are going to need to adjust to the grain, and the microbes in their gut need to "gear up" and the right ones need to be able to digest it. [/QUOTE]
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