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<blockquote data-quote="Double R Ranch" data-source="post: 1817374" data-attributes="member: 411"><p>Thank you for the advice. I did just add a creep feeder and they are starting to use it. I am also only putting a few pounds in it at a time. Figured they will be slow to use it so didn't want it to get dried out and stale. Want to encourage them using it. Our cow is on 15#'s a day of dairy grain, 15#'s a day of alfalfa pellets and free choice forage hay currently along with minerals/salt. Upped from 10#'s of each since the fire. </p><p>Thank you. We are extremely Blessed that no animals or structures were injured/damaged. It was a struggle at times with the cattle but we were very lucky. </p><p>She is already bred back 3 months as of now. Part of why I am trying not to let her get leaner if possible. She was maintaining great and had plenty of milk up until loosing the pasture. </p><p>Currently 350#'s is the money for the holstein steer. He is growing well so far and seems to be spending the most time in the creep feeder. Haven't raised a lot of holsteins so now sure how fast he could make it to 350#'s. If weaning him early I could always move the creep feeder out to where the beef herd is so he still would have access to grain. </p><p>Really appreciate being able to bounce all this off y'all and so greatly appreciate the time y'all take to offer advice. I am learning so much about the abilities of dairy cows. Night and day to beef cattle. Will update as this goes on. Thanks again!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Double R Ranch, post: 1817374, member: 411"] Thank you for the advice. I did just add a creep feeder and they are starting to use it. I am also only putting a few pounds in it at a time. Figured they will be slow to use it so didn't want it to get dried out and stale. Want to encourage them using it. Our cow is on 15#'s a day of dairy grain, 15#'s a day of alfalfa pellets and free choice forage hay currently along with minerals/salt. Upped from 10#'s of each since the fire. Thank you. We are extremely Blessed that no animals or structures were injured/damaged. It was a struggle at times with the cattle but we were very lucky. She is already bred back 3 months as of now. Part of why I am trying not to let her get leaner if possible. She was maintaining great and had plenty of milk up until loosing the pasture. Currently 350#'s is the money for the holstein steer. He is growing well so far and seems to be spending the most time in the creep feeder. Haven't raised a lot of holsteins so now sure how fast he could make it to 350#'s. If weaning him early I could always move the creep feeder out to where the beef herd is so he still would have access to grain. Really appreciate being able to bounce all this off y'all and so greatly appreciate the time y'all take to offer advice. I am learning so much about the abilities of dairy cows. Night and day to beef cattle. Will update as this goes on. Thanks again! [/QUOTE]
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