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<blockquote data-quote="Travlr" data-source="post: 1747562" data-attributes="member: 42463"><p>#1. Land constraints... Assuming you have a healthy stand of good grass, dividing your pasture with an electric wire so your cattle only graze a third at a time, changing each month, will benefit your cows more than anything else you do. It will also benefit your pasture. The only thing I've ever done extra, is to use a mineral block. One with magnesium in the spring as the fresh grass comes on, and a red one the rest of the year. A gallon of molasses grain/dairy feed will train your cows to come into your corral and any more is unnecessary. The rest of it is expense without any significant return compared to cost. Cattle that are too fat have more calving problems than skinny cattle. Pics of the cow's/calves you think are "a little poor" would be the only way to tell.</p><p>#2. Any feed other than pasture/dry forage has costs and problems associated with overfeeding. If you have good grass you don't need supplements... unless you have very poor soil or are in some kind of area with specific soil problems.</p><p>#3. A female/male twin combination too often results in the female calf being sterile. But as you found out they make freezer beef. You can "feed out" your steer or not. Some people prefer grass fed and some like grain finished. I've always fed mine for only a month while still on pasture. I just look for cattle that are easy keepers and don't need much grain to lay on fat. I've never fed more than a gallon of grain at each feeding, one in the morning and one at night. You do you and you'll learn by experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travlr, post: 1747562, member: 42463"] #1. Land constraints... Assuming you have a healthy stand of good grass, dividing your pasture with an electric wire so your cattle only graze a third at a time, changing each month, will benefit your cows more than anything else you do. It will also benefit your pasture. The only thing I've ever done extra, is to use a mineral block. One with magnesium in the spring as the fresh grass comes on, and a red one the rest of the year. A gallon of molasses grain/dairy feed will train your cows to come into your corral and any more is unnecessary. The rest of it is expense without any significant return compared to cost. Cattle that are too fat have more calving problems than skinny cattle. Pics of the cow's/calves you think are "a little poor" would be the only way to tell. #2. Any feed other than pasture/dry forage has costs and problems associated with overfeeding. If you have good grass you don't need supplements... unless you have very poor soil or are in some kind of area with specific soil problems. #3. A female/male twin combination too often results in the female calf being sterile. But as you found out they make freezer beef. You can "feed out" your steer or not. Some people prefer grass fed and some like grain finished. I've always fed mine for only a month while still on pasture. I just look for cattle that are easy keepers and don't need much grain to lay on fat. I've never fed more than a gallon of grain at each feeding, one in the morning and one at night. You do you and you'll learn by experience. [/QUOTE]
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