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<blockquote data-quote="J+ Cattle" data-source="post: 1812136" data-attributes="member: 4063"><p>[USER=32659]@Lucky[/USER] I'm farther west and don't get the rainfall that you do, my stocking rates are 10-12 acres for a cow/calf pair in a good year. Last year and this year have been drier than usual so it's taking 15-18 acres for a pair, and I will still need to purchase hay for the winter.</p><p></p><p>I try to calve from October through December and wean in June/July. The calves will go backwards for the first month when weaned and then slowly catch back up. It's better if they're trained to eat creep feed before being weaned. An older calf that is already trained to feed is the best teacher to train the freshly weaned calves. </p><p> </p><p>[USER=5381]@bird dog[/USER] buys some summer stocker cattle and has been a great wealth of knowledge in the weaning, feed training, and selling strategy area. When he posts you should pay attention to what he has to say because he knows what he's talking about.</p><p></p><p>You said yourself that they grow quickly then slack off for a while. I think you will notice that the slack periods are going to be at weaning or when the grass isn't as good, such as in dry periods. During these times if you train them to eat feed during weaning and then supplement them with 2#/day of cubes it will keep them gaining where you don't have to hold them as long. In my area sacked cubes are $11.50 bag, if you supplement them for 5 months at 2# per day that's 300# or 6 bags at a cost of $69. Use bulk cubes in a T&S Trip Hopper and let it trip once for each animal as you slowly drive across the pasture, they will quickly learn to follow the truck and find a pile of cubes.</p><p>They should be gaining 1.5 lbs per day or 225 lbs. during the 5 months instead of it being a slack time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J+ Cattle, post: 1812136, member: 4063"] [USER=32659]@Lucky[/USER] I'm farther west and don't get the rainfall that you do, my stocking rates are 10-12 acres for a cow/calf pair in a good year. Last year and this year have been drier than usual so it's taking 15-18 acres for a pair, and I will still need to purchase hay for the winter. I try to calve from October through December and wean in June/July. The calves will go backwards for the first month when weaned and then slowly catch back up. It's better if they're trained to eat creep feed before being weaned. An older calf that is already trained to feed is the best teacher to train the freshly weaned calves. [USER=5381]@bird dog[/USER] buys some summer stocker cattle and has been a great wealth of knowledge in the weaning, feed training, and selling strategy area. When he posts you should pay attention to what he has to say because he knows what he's talking about. You said yourself that they grow quickly then slack off for a while. I think you will notice that the slack periods are going to be at weaning or when the grass isn't as good, such as in dry periods. During these times if you train them to eat feed during weaning and then supplement them with 2#/day of cubes it will keep them gaining where you don't have to hold them as long. In my area sacked cubes are $11.50 bag, if you supplement them for 5 months at 2# per day that's 300# or 6 bags at a cost of $69. Use bulk cubes in a T&S Trip Hopper and let it trip once for each animal as you slowly drive across the pasture, they will quickly learn to follow the truck and find a pile of cubes. They should be gaining 1.5 lbs per day or 225 lbs. during the 5 months instead of it being a slack time. [/QUOTE]
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