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.

Our Cattle - Vermilion Oaks Ranch - Gulf Coast of Southwestern Louisiana

SiresDR Trustworthy 100W A18 ETRegistration Number: 43439026 Date of Birth: September 18, 2013 Sire: NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET Dam: SKY 4037 Sweet Chilli 301WOwned with: Dunrovin Farm Trustworthy is dark red to the ground, short marked and goggle-eyed. He is a son of the National Champion TRUST...

vermilionoaksranch.com

 

[Little Joe]

Thought I would update this thread, the heifers in this picture are the calves that I weaned off of these thin cows. If you look back to beginning of the thread, I bought these pairs late November last year at a cheap price. They raised good calves and the cows have filled out nicely. Another surprise was they were already bred back when I bought them and I didn't know it, one calved last week and the other is about to calve as well. That's good cows to raise a calf and breed back while malnourished.

 

[farmerjan]

Those heifers sure didn't miss any meals once they got to your "all you can eat buffet table"...!!!
Turned out real nice. Congrats on the 3-in-1's ....nice surprise...

 

[Little Joe]

Those heifers sure didn't miss any meals once they got to your "all you can eat buffet table"...!!!
Turned out real nice. Congrats on the 3-in-1's ....nice surprise...

If I was wanting to save heifers to breed these two would definitely be some to keep seeing as how good their mamas are, both cows have great bags and are easy keeping type.

 

[Travlr]

If I was wanting to save heifers to breed these two would definitely be some to keep seeing as how good their mamas are, both cows have great bags and are easy keeping type.

How about some pics of the cows now?

 

[Little Joe]

How about some pics of the cows now?

I'll try to get some in the next few days.

 

[Little Joe]

@Travlr , this is the red cow with her calf the day I caught them to wean the calf.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

If I was wanting to save heifers to breed these two would definitely be some to keep seeing as how good their mamas are, both cows have great bags and are easy keeping type.

Looks like I would make an exception. Nice heifers and sounds like their dam would fit right in.