4-H_Kid07
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Colorado2008":265mk4ca said:I don't think that 900lbs is enough to 'make weight' at most fairs. To me it looks like they need fat. Don't put them in any bigger of a pasture. In fact, i would proabably bring them in into a smaller pen, but that's just me. Cattle should be eating at least 2 if not 3% of their body weight. So that means that a 900 lb calf should be eating at least 18 lbs of grain/day.
Good Luck
They will make weight. I dont know what the minimun is. But they will, my dad's friend is the superintendent and he has come over a couple of times and he said that they will make weight. I am feeding my 2 steers and a year old hereford bull a 5 gallon buckets twice a day. I want to give them one more if they will eat it. Should I?