Does anyone out there feed their steers whole corn? We have been for a couple of years and they seem to do pretty good. We sell our beef privately and raise the steers from our cow calf operation. Nearly all of them are purebreed Limousin. We can usually feed them out by 13 to 15 months. Some however lag behind. Would using cracked corn help. They get about one to two pounds of hay per day with free choice corn. Of course this does not start until about nine to ten months of age and they are weaned onto the heavy corn ration from a less aggressive ration. Thanks for any suggestions.
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Medic24
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Hey Fran,
Check out his same thread from about a month or so ago. We had quite a bit of shared info going on aboutwhole and cracked corn. Should prove to be usefull. :cboy:
Check out his same thread from about a month or so ago. We had quite a bit of shared info going on aboutwhole and cracked corn. Should prove to be usefull. :cboy:
jerry27150
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my feed book claims ground corn has more energy than cracked & cracked has more energy than whole
jerry27150
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it doesn't say how much
franseen
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We just bought a new steer stuffer and we are going do a test. Cracked corn in one and whole corn in another. In seperate pens. Using calves with the same sire in each. Thanks for the help folks.
franseen
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We bought the steer stuffer from a neighbor who found he couldn't make a good profit feeding out 5 holstein steers a year. If I walked outside right now I could see the name and tell you it. It is orange. Paid 200 for it. Rented is pasture and barn too. What do you mean by feed book.
jerry27150
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cowgal , directory of feeds & feed ingredients by charles macgregor. from hoards dairyman
buckaroo_bif
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uh? what is a steer stuffer franseen?
fellersbarnoneranch
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Sounds like medevil torture device...but I am guessing auto feeder??? I would also like some details, franseen.
franseen
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A steer stuffer as we call it is a feeder with a big bing on top. The troughs have doors on it so only a little corn can get out at a time. Keeps the feed dry and clean. Lets animals have free choice without gorging themselves.
