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<blockquote data-quote="scvfd_7241" data-source="post: 1543569" data-attributes="member: 23717"><p>Me and my brother are looking into starting a small feeding operation. We currently run about 12 mommas in a cow calf operation that we are trying to convert to registered stock to maximize profits on the small amount of land we have, but that is another story for another time. </p><p></p><p>We are looking at adding 4 acres of pasture to our operation, and are considering starting a feeding operation. We are looking to buy about 25 bulls around the 400lb range. The plan is to bring them home and vaccinate, worm and cut them before turning them into the feedyard pasture. Where we plan to have some stock piled grass, too help with erosion and feed. We plan to feed a feeder blend pellet feed, or possibly a custom blend, of soyhulls, corn gluten, and gin fiber, we are wanting to put the feed in a creep feeder and offer it free choice along with free choice hay and free choice hi-mag minerals. We are hoping too keep then to around 600-650lbs, 90 to 120 days and then sale them. We are wanting to do 1 to 2 groups a year to let the land rest and will plant grass in between groups. </p><p></p><p>So the questions are, </p><p>How much grain feed can be expected to be fed per calf per day from a free choice creep feeder?</p><p>Can the creep feeder be used efficient enough to make a profit?</p><p>How much minerals per calf?</p><p>What am I missing, what else needs to be considered?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scvfd_7241, post: 1543569, member: 23717"] Me and my brother are looking into starting a small feeding operation. We currently run about 12 mommas in a cow calf operation that we are trying to convert to registered stock to maximize profits on the small amount of land we have, but that is another story for another time. We are looking at adding 4 acres of pasture to our operation, and are considering starting a feeding operation. We are looking to buy about 25 bulls around the 400lb range. The plan is to bring them home and vaccinate, worm and cut them before turning them into the feedyard pasture. Where we plan to have some stock piled grass, too help with erosion and feed. We plan to feed a feeder blend pellet feed, or possibly a custom blend, of soyhulls, corn gluten, and gin fiber, we are wanting to put the feed in a creep feeder and offer it free choice along with free choice hay and free choice hi-mag minerals. We are hoping too keep then to around 600-650lbs, 90 to 120 days and then sale them. We are wanting to do 1 to 2 groups a year to let the land rest and will plant grass in between groups. So the questions are, How much grain feed can be expected to be fed per calf per day from a free choice creep feeder? Can the creep feeder be used efficient enough to make a profit? How much minerals per calf? What am I missing, what else needs to be considered? [/QUOTE]
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