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Penned steer, sweet feed only?
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<blockquote data-quote="TXBobcat" data-source="post: 33777" data-attributes="member: 94"><p>Why do you say "not ground fine" on the corn. It seems to me it would be more digestible that way.</p><p></p><p>I am currently feeding out a Longhorn steer for 120 days. He has been in the pen for around 90 days so far. I started him out on around 6-8 lbs of sweet feed per day, and now he is up to around 18 lbs a day. For the last few weeks, I have added some ground corn into his ration. The corn is about 1/3 of the 18 lbs of feed a day. He also gets 1 flake of hay in morning and evening - just enough to keep his rumen working.</p><p></p><p>As far as not eating, I have noticed there have been days when my steer didn't eat as much either. I don't worry about it much, unless he seems to have some kind of sickness. I don't know what type of pen you have your steer in, but always make sure they have access to clean water and if it's hot, a little shade helps. The heat also plays a part in appetite loss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TXBobcat, post: 33777, member: 94"] Why do you say "not ground fine" on the corn. It seems to me it would be more digestible that way. I am currently feeding out a Longhorn steer for 120 days. He has been in the pen for around 90 days so far. I started him out on around 6-8 lbs of sweet feed per day, and now he is up to around 18 lbs a day. For the last few weeks, I have added some ground corn into his ration. The corn is about 1/3 of the 18 lbs of feed a day. He also gets 1 flake of hay in morning and evening - just enough to keep his rumen working. As far as not eating, I have noticed there have been days when my steer didn't eat as much either. I don't worry about it much, unless he seems to have some kind of sickness. I don't know what type of pen you have your steer in, but always make sure they have access to clean water and if it's hot, a little shade helps. The heat also plays a part in appetite loss. [/QUOTE]
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