Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Show Board
small steer need help
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="VCC" data-source="post: 1238364" data-attributes="member: 6399"><p>Work him up to 3 percent of his body weight in grain; if you have access to a good grain hay feed that as well. Hit him with probois granules 2 times a week (just to help keep his gut in check) keep a tube of probiotic paste on hand in case he starts to show signs of problems. I would add Stabilized rice bran to his diet, it is high in energy and helps push them without burning them up. Start with a pound a day, split between his feedings, work your way up to 2 pounds a day.</p><p>Have also heard of feeding them 3 times a day to get them to increase intake, so instead of 12 pounds a feeding twice for 24 pounds, you feed him 9 pounds 3 times and get him up to 27 pounds. </p><p>Whatever you do, do it in small stages, don't just pour the feed to him right off, you will end up slowing him down if his gut stops working right. Watch his crap, if he starts getting too loose back off, skip a feeding and then go back to graining him. When you're trying to push them hard you really need to manage them daily, it is a balancing act that needs constant attention to make sure all goes well.</p><p></p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VCC, post: 1238364, member: 6399"] Work him up to 3 percent of his body weight in grain; if you have access to a good grain hay feed that as well. Hit him with probois granules 2 times a week (just to help keep his gut in check) keep a tube of probiotic paste on hand in case he starts to show signs of problems. I would add Stabilized rice bran to his diet, it is high in energy and helps push them without burning them up. Start with a pound a day, split between his feedings, work your way up to 2 pounds a day. Have also heard of feeding them 3 times a day to get them to increase intake, so instead of 12 pounds a feeding twice for 24 pounds, you feed him 9 pounds 3 times and get him up to 27 pounds. Whatever you do, do it in small stages, don’t just pour the feed to him right off, you will end up slowing him down if his gut stops working right. Watch his crap, if he starts getting too loose back off, skip a feeding and then go back to graining him. When you’re trying to push them hard you really need to manage them daily, it is a balancing act that needs constant attention to make sure all goes well. Good luck [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Show Board
small steer need help
Top