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<blockquote data-quote="raykour" data-source="post: 879811" data-attributes="member: 16801"><p>If you have a local feed mill, that would be your best bet for price. Go and ask if they have a 14% calf ration. I used a pellet but a textured feed is fine too. You are looking at feeding about 4 lbs. per day per head. Buying stuff at TSC or any chains like that is for the birds. The mark up is ridiculous. Anyway, get them on that starter for a few weeks and the </p><p></p><p>150-220 weight calves are hard to get going. I have had a bunch and they just don't grow. Right now I have a couple, they are on good alfalfa hay and 4 lbs/day of a beef protein supplement. The tiniest one, bough around 180 lbs I don't think has gained anything but at least she hasn't lost. You are at the point that they are hardly starting to ruminate efficiently, and really they should still be on milk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="raykour, post: 879811, member: 16801"] If you have a local feed mill, that would be your best bet for price. Go and ask if they have a 14% calf ration. I used a pellet but a textured feed is fine too. You are looking at feeding about 4 lbs. per day per head. Buying stuff at TSC or any chains like that is for the birds. The mark up is ridiculous. Anyway, get them on that starter for a few weeks and the 150-220 weight calves are hard to get going. I have had a bunch and they just don't grow. Right now I have a couple, they are on good alfalfa hay and 4 lbs/day of a beef protein supplement. The tiniest one, bough around 180 lbs I don't think has gained anything but at least she hasn't lost. You are at the point that they are hardly starting to ruminate efficiently, and really they should still be on milk. [/QUOTE]
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