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<blockquote data-quote="Fire Sweep Ranch" data-source="post: 1388900" data-attributes="member: 18809"><p>I tried something different this year. We are having the mill mix DDG and salt. A ton runs about $160, and in one pasture I have 17 cows and calves and they consume about 100 pounds a day. The other pasture has 13 head of dry, gestating cows and they get 50 pounds a day. I just put it in the mineral feeder, in the middle, with Vitaferm on one side and the loose salt on the other. I have weighed a few cows (we weigh every time we work them, so when we AI or give vaccines). All of the cattle have gained weight this winter since we have been on it </p><p>Our partnership cow (owned with Margonme) is a great example. She is in the "fat" group (her nickname is Fatty Patty); 13 dry cows/heifers, getting fescue/crap hay (9% protein) and 50 pounds of the DDG mix once a day. She weighed 1730 on 11/4, we started the DDG mix around December 15th, and we weighed her this weekend while giving Scour Guard (all of our Feb calvers got Scour Guard), she weighed 1835! </p><p>Another example; lactating cow (calf born 9/27) in the "skinny" group, 17 cows with calves, getting 12 to 14% protein hay, weighed 1360 on 12/15 (we flushed her), and yesterday was 1415. That group is on 100 pounds a day of the mix. </p><p></p><p>So, my point is that this has been a WAY cheaper alternative to feeding the tubs. Tubs out here run about $100 each, and do not last but a few days. My ton of DDG will last me 2 weeks. It was TB and someone else on here that turned me in the direction of finding a cheaper alternative.</p><p>Our first batch was 80/20, but the cows pretty much devoured that in just 30 minutes. We are working on our second load, and mixed it 70/30, and there is always a little left in the morning, so I know the limiting is working the way I want. The mineral feeder is cleaned up by night time chore time, when we put out more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fire Sweep Ranch, post: 1388900, member: 18809"] I tried something different this year. We are having the mill mix DDG and salt. A ton runs about $160, and in one pasture I have 17 cows and calves and they consume about 100 pounds a day. The other pasture has 13 head of dry, gestating cows and they get 50 pounds a day. I just put it in the mineral feeder, in the middle, with Vitaferm on one side and the loose salt on the other. I have weighed a few cows (we weigh every time we work them, so when we AI or give vaccines). All of the cattle have gained weight this winter since we have been on it Our partnership cow (owned with Margonme) is a great example. She is in the "fat" group (her nickname is Fatty Patty); 13 dry cows/heifers, getting fescue/crap hay (9% protein) and 50 pounds of the DDG mix once a day. She weighed 1730 on 11/4, we started the DDG mix around December 15th, and we weighed her this weekend while giving Scour Guard (all of our Feb calvers got Scour Guard), she weighed 1835! Another example; lactating cow (calf born 9/27) in the "skinny" group, 17 cows with calves, getting 12 to 14% protein hay, weighed 1360 on 12/15 (we flushed her), and yesterday was 1415. That group is on 100 pounds a day of the mix. So, my point is that this has been a WAY cheaper alternative to feeding the tubs. Tubs out here run about $100 each, and do not last but a few days. My ton of DDG will last me 2 weeks. It was TB and someone else on here that turned me in the direction of finding a cheaper alternative. Our first batch was 80/20, but the cows pretty much devoured that in just 30 minutes. We are working on our second load, and mixed it 70/30, and there is always a little left in the morning, so I know the limiting is working the way I want. The mineral feeder is cleaned up by night time chore time, when we put out more. [/QUOTE]
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