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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1661929" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>You guys are a riot!</p><p>I only feed out 2-5 steers/year. Only my fall born males because summer is the only time I have an extra lot to feed them out.</p><p>So, yes, we use a 5 gallon bucket to feed them out of the grain bin. Wean our Sept/Oct calves around March. Butcher in October 12-13 mo old..</p><p></p><p>Gain? hmm. I guess I am a poor manager. I don't really have a "goal" of weight. I feed according to my "eye" of their condition. My goal is to feed their potential growth - without putting excess fat on my heifers. I need to keep them in about a 6 BCS because they have no protection during our brutal winters. But, I watch their udders. Don't want ANY fat in their udders. That ruins their milk production for life.</p><p>I will raise the WSC to maybe 6#/hd/day just prior to our 60 day breeding.</p><p>Yes, I show cattle, but NO, I do not believe in getting heifers pig fat. Not worth a ribbon.</p><p>Generally, I can separate my smallest heifers from the larger ones for a couple months before I bring up my calving cows. I will feed the lighter ones a little better than the heavier/better conditioned ones. Usually the youngest or ones from 1st calf heifers. There is never much difference in size because their is only 60 days age difference. But those early January's can be quite a lot bigger than the late February's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1661929, member: 968"] You guys are a riot! I only feed out 2-5 steers/year. Only my fall born males because summer is the only time I have an extra lot to feed them out. So, yes, we use a 5 gallon bucket to feed them out of the grain bin. Wean our Sept/Oct calves around March. Butcher in October 12-13 mo old.. Gain? hmm. I guess I am a poor manager. I don't really have a "goal" of weight. I feed according to my "eye" of their condition. My goal is to feed their potential growth - without putting excess fat on my heifers. I need to keep them in about a 6 BCS because they have no protection during our brutal winters. But, I watch their udders. Don't want ANY fat in their udders. That ruins their milk production for life. I will raise the WSC to maybe 6#/hd/day just prior to our 60 day breeding. Yes, I show cattle, but NO, I do not believe in getting heifers pig fat. Not worth a ribbon. Generally, I can separate my smallest heifers from the larger ones for a couple months before I bring up my calving cows. I will feed the lighter ones a little better than the heavier/better conditioned ones. Usually the youngest or ones from 1st calf heifers. There is never much difference in size because their is only 60 days age difference. But those early January's can be quite a lot bigger than the late February's. [/QUOTE]
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