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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1815676" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>I have never had any issues switching away from a sweet feed with calves. That has a lot to do with how you use it. I may use it for the initial week or two while they are penned up to adjust them to me, troughs, being fed, etc. It is a complete feed in that situation. Once the gate gets opened to grass they are weaned off it quickly and only receive what ever feed I give them to keep them coming to the pens or trough. I am not a feedlot. </p><p></p><p>Corn is a great product to finish calves that will be fed out to butcher. You have to commit to a corn diet though.</p><p></p><p>It is not a good option as a supplement for animals you want to eat grass, especially poor quality grass, because it can actually hinder their consumption. Feeds like wcs provide nutrition and encourage consumption of grass. </p><p></p><p>I have dodged the resale topic but it seems to keep coming up. If I remember correctly, a friend was selling you these calves? Yes, from a profit stand point if you can buy them lower than you can sell the next day then great, flip them. I may have assumed this but it seemed like this person was doing some thing as a friendly gesture to help yall get started? If that is the case, they would probably not take kindly to yall hauling the calves right to sale and profiting off their kindness. If is not, then by all means do what is profitable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1815676, member: 6291"] I have never had any issues switching away from a sweet feed with calves. That has a lot to do with how you use it. I may use it for the initial week or two while they are penned up to adjust them to me, troughs, being fed, etc. It is a complete feed in that situation. Once the gate gets opened to grass they are weaned off it quickly and only receive what ever feed I give them to keep them coming to the pens or trough. I am not a feedlot. Corn is a great product to finish calves that will be fed out to butcher. You have to commit to a corn diet though. It is not a good option as a supplement for animals you want to eat grass, especially poor quality grass, because it can actually hinder their consumption. Feeds like wcs provide nutrition and encourage consumption of grass. I have dodged the resale topic but it seems to keep coming up. If I remember correctly, a friend was selling you these calves? Yes, from a profit stand point if you can buy them lower than you can sell the next day then great, flip them. I may have assumed this but it seemed like this person was doing some thing as a friendly gesture to help yall get started? If that is the case, they would probably not take kindly to yall hauling the calves right to sale and profiting off their kindness. If is not, then by all means do what is profitable. [/QUOTE]
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