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What do you think of my 09 show cattle?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 697342" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>You cannon expect an HONEST opinion on your "SHOW" cattle without "insulting your seclection or your calves". Obviously, there were "poorer" cattle in the competition.</p><p>If your cattle had been fed better, they may have exhibited more natural muscling, but they appear "unthrifty". You said, AFTER the show, you started feeding 2% of their body weight.</p><p>When a calf is weaned, they should receive 1% of their body weight & keep increasing until they are consuming 3% of their weight (for finished steers).</p><p>Don't waste your money on expensive feed. You can feed whole shell corn mixed with a protein pellet. Your feed mill can mix it for you. You want a bottle calf getting about a 16% protein ration, dropping to 14% by 600# and 12% by about 800#.</p><p>When someone says "my cattle are more like REAL cattle", I figure they don't have the knowledge or money to feed them properly for the showring. You are young, and depend on your dad for feed. You will learn. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 697342, member: 968"] You cannon expect an HONEST opinion on your "SHOW" cattle without "insulting your seclection or your calves". Obviously, there were "poorer" cattle in the competition. If your cattle had been fed better, they may have exhibited more natural muscling, but they appear "unthrifty". You said, AFTER the show, you started feeding 2% of their body weight. When a calf is weaned, they should receive 1% of their body weight & keep increasing until they are consuming 3% of their weight (for finished steers). Don't waste your money on expensive feed. You can feed whole shell corn mixed with a protein pellet. Your feed mill can mix it for you. You want a bottle calf getting about a 16% protein ration, dropping to 14% by 600# and 12% by about 800#. When someone says "my cattle are more like REAL cattle", I figure they don't have the knowledge or money to feed them properly for the showring. You are young, and depend on your dad for feed. You will learn. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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