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occasionally feeding sweet feed am I making a mistake?
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<blockquote data-quote="inyati13" data-source="post: 988869" data-attributes="member: 17767"><p>I do the same thing. Only I do it more often. I wonder if it also would depend on what sweet feed is. I use a feed called "beef mix". It is about 11% protein and has a lot of alfalfa in it and some grain. I don't use much probably less than a pound per animal. It serves several purposes for me. It assures me they are getting mineral. I put mineral in the feeders before I put the mixed feed in. It is the basis of my baiting system which allows me to trap any cow I want even the harder ones. It keeps them interacting with me which also helps me handle them and provides me the pleasure and joy I get from being with them and petting them.</p><p></p><p>I also would like to know this - first I will preface it by saying there is so much conflicting information that it all gets confusing - I have been told that even a small amount of "feed" can put too much weight on your cows; then I have heard that a small amount per day does nothing but waste feed because their system cannot utilize it. Which is it? Local farmers that stop by from time to time are mainly of the opinion that my cows are over conditioned. I think it is due to the heavy forage I had including lots of clovers from clearing and seeding pasture over the past 3 years but a couple guys insist that even a hand full of rich feed a day is contributing to the over condition of my cows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inyati13, post: 988869, member: 17767"] I do the same thing. Only I do it more often. I wonder if it also would depend on what sweet feed is. I use a feed called "beef mix". It is about 11% protein and has a lot of alfalfa in it and some grain. I don't use much probably less than a pound per animal. It serves several purposes for me. It assures me they are getting mineral. I put mineral in the feeders before I put the mixed feed in. It is the basis of my baiting system which allows me to trap any cow I want even the harder ones. It keeps them interacting with me which also helps me handle them and provides me the pleasure and joy I get from being with them and petting them. I also would like to know this - first I will preface it by saying there is so much conflicting information that it all gets confusing - I have been told that even a small amount of "feed" can put too much weight on your cows; then I have heard that a small amount per day does nothing but waste feed because their system cannot utilize it. Which is it? Local farmers that stop by from time to time are mainly of the opinion that my cows are over conditioned. I think it is due to the heavy forage I had including lots of clovers from clearing and seeding pasture over the past 3 years but a couple guys insist that even a hand full of rich feed a day is contributing to the over condition of my cows. [/QUOTE]
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