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<blockquote data-quote="Cucumber35" data-source="post: 1376241" data-attributes="member: 25728"><p>Thanks for the replies, feed was going to be my next set of questions. Obviously I'm going to need to feed her a little differently than I'm used to... (already am actually). I didn't think to grab some of the calf starter my buddy was feeding when I picked her up and had to pick up some from TSC since it was a Saturday evening, which she ate fine. Slowly mixed in and switched her to a textured calf starter from local feed store. She was getting 1 3qt scoop twice a day which got switched to 2 once a day when I picked her up. My schedule won't allow twice daily feeding. I've kept her at 2 scoops of the starter (16%) and slowly added in 2 scoops of the steer feed I already have on hand (12%). She has had grass hay since I brought her home but just started actually eating it regularly in the last couple weeks. I think I could probably bump her up some but I don't want to over do it... I'm more afraid of making her too fat than anything but I guess I need to get around that way of thinking for this one. Should I wean her off the starter and just feed the steer feed or keep her on it awhile longer? Something different altogether? Trying to stay with what's local and easy to pickup which isn't a whole lot of choices.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cucumber35, post: 1376241, member: 25728"] Thanks for the replies, feed was going to be my next set of questions. Obviously I'm going to need to feed her a little differently than I'm used to... (already am actually). I didn't think to grab some of the calf starter my buddy was feeding when I picked her up and had to pick up some from TSC since it was a Saturday evening, which she ate fine. Slowly mixed in and switched her to a textured calf starter from local feed store. She was getting 1 3qt scoop twice a day which got switched to 2 once a day when I picked her up. My schedule won't allow twice daily feeding. I've kept her at 2 scoops of the starter (16%) and slowly added in 2 scoops of the steer feed I already have on hand (12%). She has had grass hay since I brought her home but just started actually eating it regularly in the last couple weeks. I think I could probably bump her up some but I don't want to over do it... I'm more afraid of making her too fat than anything but I guess I need to get around that way of thinking for this one. Should I wean her off the starter and just feed the steer feed or keep her on it awhile longer? Something different altogether? Trying to stay with what's local and easy to pickup which isn't a whole lot of choices. [/QUOTE]
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