nlouise04
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:santa: IM NEW TO OWNING A COW AND NEED TO KNOW AS MUCH AS I CAN TO KEEP MY HERFER HAPPY AND HEALTHY.SO IF YOU CAN HELP,I WOULD BE SO GREATFUL.. NEED INPUT ....LOL.... OK LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I HAVE , A HERFER BULL ALMOST 1 YEAR OLD ,JAN 6TH HE WILL BE 1.... HE IS A BIT OVER 600 LBS,, ONLY OWN HIM SENCE SANDY THE STORM AND AT THAT TIME HE WAD 550 LBS,,HE HAS GAIN WEIGHT,AND HAS A BIT OF A HAY TYPE BELLY ,,I THINK IM OVER FEEDIN HIM ,WAS FEEDING HIM ABOUT 5LBS OF SWEET FEED ,2 TIMES A DAY :???: AND ALL THE HAY AND PASTURE HE WANTS....IM TOLD HE DONT NEED THAT AND I KNOW ITS TO BE 2.5% OF BODY WEIGHT. BUT DIDNT KNOW OF WHAT HAY? PASTURE? FEED? HE HAS ABOUT 63 AC.OF PASTURE TO USE FOR THE WINTER,SO CAN I STILL GIVE HIM ABOUT 1 LB OF SWEET FEED A DAY AS A TREAT? OR EVERY OTHER DAY? HE HAS A MINERAL BLOCK AND ALL THE WATER HE CAN DRINK THROU OUT THE DAY ,,CAN I DO ANYTHING MORE FOR HIS HEALTH ?