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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1390658" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>If they are in average to below average condition it could be caused by a couple of things to start. Maybe they weren't getting enough to eat. Any average hay will help fill them up and get their gut tract working better. If they are in third trimester, then a little supplemental grain is in order. Not enough to overload their systems, but enough to boost their energy and maybe help them to gain a few pounds. If they are cows then should not have a calving issue unless they are very thin. NOT SEEING THEM, my first thought would be to give them all the hay they can eat for at least a week so they are laying around chewing their cud. Then put them on about 2 lbs per head of a 15-17% protein feed just to get them some energy and a GOOD mineral. If they are about third trimester, you have a month or two to get them in better shape. So somewhere in the 50-75 lbs feed a day for 30 cows. But, as I said, I haven't seen them. We buy some less than great cows, many w calves, cheap, and that is the protocol....fill em up with average decent hay for about a week, so they are not hungry, then a little grain if they are rough or thin, and then watch and evaluate. Mineral is important.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1390658, member: 25884"] If they are in average to below average condition it could be caused by a couple of things to start. Maybe they weren't getting enough to eat. Any average hay will help fill them up and get their gut tract working better. If they are in third trimester, then a little supplemental grain is in order. Not enough to overload their systems, but enough to boost their energy and maybe help them to gain a few pounds. If they are cows then should not have a calving issue unless they are very thin. NOT SEEING THEM, my first thought would be to give them all the hay they can eat for at least a week so they are laying around chewing their cud. Then put them on about 2 lbs per head of a 15-17% protein feed just to get them some energy and a GOOD mineral. If they are about third trimester, you have a month or two to get them in better shape. So somewhere in the 50-75 lbs feed a day for 30 cows. But, as I said, I haven't seen them. We buy some less than great cows, many w calves, cheap, and that is the protocol....fill em up with average decent hay for about a week, so they are not hungry, then a little grain if they are rough or thin, and then watch and evaluate. Mineral is important. [/QUOTE]
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