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occasionally feeding sweet feed am I making a mistake?
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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 989009" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>Having cattle that develop a bit of a sweet tooth makes it a lot easier to handle them when necessary. Much better to have them come to you than to try chasing them around. Get them to want ot come where you want them to come.</p><p></p><p>I use sweet feed as a treat, usually no more than 3 or 4 lb per time per head. A hint - I always use the same white 5 gallon bucket for the sweet feed and bang on it and use the same call. I could stand at the corral with a white bucket, bang on the bucket while calling them and they will come barreling out of the woods 1/4 mile away! Some cows seem to have more of a sweet tooth than others but once a few get moving they usually all follow. </p><p></p><p>As mentioned above, you just don't want to give them too much, especially if it's sporadic. Most of the year I give a sweet treat maybe once a week or once in two weeks. A bit more often to weaning calves right after fenceline weaning. A treat settles them down so even the more skittish ones gradually get used to walking by me. I always stand at the entrance to the corral as they come in for a treat and usually as they leave. This gentles them. Good luck.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 989009, member: 7509"] Having cattle that develop a bit of a sweet tooth makes it a lot easier to handle them when necessary. Much better to have them come to you than to try chasing them around. Get them to want ot come where you want them to come. I use sweet feed as a treat, usually no more than 3 or 4 lb per time per head. A hint - I always use the same white 5 gallon bucket for the sweet feed and bang on it and use the same call. I could stand at the corral with a white bucket, bang on the bucket while calling them and they will come barreling out of the woods 1/4 mile away! Some cows seem to have more of a sweet tooth than others but once a few get moving they usually all follow. As mentioned above, you just don't want to give them too much, especially if it's sporadic. Most of the year I give a sweet treat maybe once a week or once in two weeks. A bit more often to weaning calves right after fenceline weaning. A treat settles them down so even the more skittish ones gradually get used to walking by me. I always stand at the entrance to the corral as they come in for a treat and usually as they leave. This gentles them. Good luck. Jim [/QUOTE]
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