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<blockquote data-quote="Walking W" data-source="post: 1722889" data-attributes="member: 24986"><p>Grain feeding for freezer beef. About 30 days in and feeding 18 lb/day of a mixed whole corn/12% sweet feed with hay available to a 900 lb Charolais heifer.</p><p>Had to go out f town for 4 days but have a home-made automatic feeder that feeds 9 lbs 2-times per day.</p><p>Isolated the heifer where the water , hay and feed trough are located. Checked to make sure everything works. </p><p>Auto water fill- check</p><p>Auto feeder working - check and double check</p><p>about 10 days of feed in the feeder - check</p><p>plenty of standing forage available - check</p><p>Electric fence working - ouch - check</p><p>Came home tonight and the heifer was nowhere in sight and the feed trough had about 60 lbs of grain mixture piled up in it.</p><p>Looked everywhere- it was pitch dark- no heifer where she should have been.</p><p>Started checking fence line for breaks - no breaks and gates secure.</p><p>Finally looked in the other pasture - sure enough, there she was.</p><p>She was smart enough to cross the electric fence(probably to visit the neighbors and talk shop across the fence. I assumed the electric fence would keep her contained. It always had before.</p><p>She was too smart to go back across the fence to get to hay/grain and especially water. I assumed water and food would be a great motivator. </p><p>She was very thirsty and worked on the 6 lbs of grain mixture that I left for her. </p><p>You just can't motivate dumb. All the automation in the world cannot overcome dumb. By dumb, I mean me since she is just doing what come naturally.</p><p>I guess I'm starting over getting her up to speed on grain. I'll try to not be so dumb in the future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Walking W, post: 1722889, member: 24986"] Grain feeding for freezer beef. About 30 days in and feeding 18 lb/day of a mixed whole corn/12% sweet feed with hay available to a 900 lb Charolais heifer. Had to go out f town for 4 days but have a home-made automatic feeder that feeds 9 lbs 2-times per day. Isolated the heifer where the water , hay and feed trough are located. Checked to make sure everything works. Auto water fill- check Auto feeder working - check and double check about 10 days of feed in the feeder - check plenty of standing forage available - check Electric fence working - ouch - check Came home tonight and the heifer was nowhere in sight and the feed trough had about 60 lbs of grain mixture piled up in it. Looked everywhere- it was pitch dark- no heifer where she should have been. Started checking fence line for breaks - no breaks and gates secure. Finally looked in the other pasture - sure enough, there she was. She was smart enough to cross the electric fence(probably to visit the neighbors and talk shop across the fence. I assumed the electric fence would keep her contained. It always had before. She was too smart to go back across the fence to get to hay/grain and especially water. I assumed water and food would be a great motivator. She was very thirsty and worked on the 6 lbs of grain mixture that I left for her. You just can't motivate dumb. All the automation in the world cannot overcome dumb. By dumb, I mean me since she is just doing what come naturally. I guess I'm starting over getting her up to speed on grain. I'll try to not be so dumb in the future. [/QUOTE]
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