Putting weight back on thin cows

[kenny thomas]

Not much different than a lot of our cows today. They don't need to be fat all the time.

50-60 years ago i remember the old guys saying that they would gain it back come spring. Most wintered on a few flakes of square bale hay each day. Seems they done ok most of the time.

 

[coachg]

I have no clue. But back when there was a Hostess Outlet in town and I'd buy racks of the week old bred, bagels, etc., which would occasionally include chocolate chip muffins, chocolate cupcakes, Zingers . . . I asked my vet if it would be okay to feed them to the cows since I knew chocolate was toxic to dogs. Clearly, these products weren't pure chocolate and cows aren't dogs, but he said it's probably best if I didn't. He didn't have a definitive reason why, but better safe than sorry. As for chocolate milk? Personally, I wouldn't and see no benefit.

Use to own a shorthorn bull with a fellow breeder who lived in Knoxville Tn . He had access to old or crumbled chocolate chip cookies . He ground his own feed , hay , corn and those cookies . My dad and I bought a ton from him and fed out some steers . It smelled good enough to eat yourself ! It took a few days for the calves to start eating it but when they did they loved it !

 

[kenny thomas]

Use to own a shorthorn bull with a fellow breeder who lived in Knoxville Tn . He had access to old or crumbled chocolate chip cookies . He ground his own feed , hay , corn and those cookies . My dad and I bought a ton from him and fed out some steers . It smelled good enough to eat yourself ! It took a few days for the calves to start eating it but when they did they loved it !

We fed lots of cookies a d candy until a couple years ago and the state or someone made the company's quit letting the feed mills have loads of it. I think they have to pay to landfill it now.

 

[coachg]

We fed lots of cookies a d candy until a couple years ago and the state or someone made the company's quit letting the feed mills have loads of it. I think they have to pay to landfill it now.

I have a weakness for chocolate and those chocolate chip cookies looked good !

 

[Allenw]

Use to own a shorthorn bull with a fellow breeder who lived in Knoxville Tn . He had access to old or crumbled chocolate chip cookies . He ground his own feed , hay , corn and those cookies . My dad and I bought a ton from him and fed out some steers . It smelled good enough to eat yourself ! It took a few days for the calves to start eating it but when they did they loved it !

use to get a calf pellet made partially with cookies, didn't take them long to start on them.

 

[coachg]

We fed lots of cookies a d candy until a couple years ago and the state or someone made the company's quit letting the feed mills have loads of it. I think they have to pay to landfill it now.

Brock candy company in Chattanooga use to see their candies like that .

 

[kenny thomas]

I have a weakness for chocolate and those chocolate chip cookies looked good !

We got a few with M&M's mixed in. Some were huge. Calves started on the feed really quick. So did the coons.

 

[Dave]

I knew a guy who got ground up bakery waste by the semi load out of Portland. He fed it free choice. Made the cattle too fat. But it was cheap.

 

[TCRanch]

Twinkies will put a lump in the rump! Precisely why I won't eat them

 

[Little Joe]

Is that the coloring of your bull or he's bull of mud??

That's his coloring, first Registered Hereford I've seen like that but I like it. Probably something else in the woodpile somewhere but doesn't matter to me. I bought him from a hereford breeder, he'd saved alot of heifers from him so needed to move him.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Hmmm - I would guess Shorthorn. I am quite surprised he could be registered??
I "assume" you don't register any calves - which means he has not been DNA tested. All registered Hereford bulls must be DNA tested before progeny can be registered.

 

[Little Joe]

Hmmm - I would guess Shorthorn. I am quite surprised he could be registered??
I "assume" you don't register any calves - which means he has not been DNA tested. All registered Hereford bulls must be DNA tested before progeny can be registered.

I do not, but the guy I bought him from I assume does because he sells bulls and he had him several years and he is registered.

 

[redcowsrule33]

I do not, but the guy I bought him from I assume does because he sells bulls and he had him several years and he is registered.

Some bloodlines have this trait. This breeder has a few on their website with similar markings.

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