Feeding weaned calves ad-lib concentrate or a set amount

[FarmerK]

Just going to be on weaning some calves and just wondered what different people do. The youngest will be around 8-9 weeks old. Are people giving their calves a set about of pellets per day per head or just ad-lib? Intend to put them onto ad-lib silage and a nut once a day in the future but was just curious as to what people do from weaning until 4 months

 

[Stevethemeat]

The younger they are the faster they convert feed to growth so if you need them finished by a certain time or weight work back to see which growth target you require

 

[crofteress]

2kg nuts twice a day

 

[ilovemilk90]

feed to apetite, make sure whatever you are feeding is the right feed for the job and not just the cheapest.

 

[cull cows]

2kg nuts twice a day

Is the 4kgs or 2 feeds off 1kg?

 

[Hesstondriver]

Have they been on any creep ?

 

[Dman2]

Not adlib
You need to be able to see if one doesn`t come in to feed
sign of possible problems

 

[HarryB97]

4kg a day here split between two feeds. They get adlib straw alongside the cake for a few weeks post weaning and then begin the transition to adlib silage and the same amount of cake split between two feeds. Once they are older they get brought back to 1-2kg of meal fed in the morning depending on their growth rates.

 

[FarmerK]

4kg a day here split between two feeds. They get adlib straw alongside the cake for a few weeks post weaning and then begin the transition to adlib silage and the same amount of cake split between two feeds. Once they are older they get brought back to 1-2kg of meal fed in the morning depending on their growth rat.

What age to you

4kg a day here split between two feeds. They get adlib straw alongside the cake for a few weeks post weaning and then begin the transition to adlib silage and the same amount of cake split between two feeds. Once they are older they get brought back to 1-2kg of meal fed in the morning depending on their growth rates.

what age do you start to introduce them onto silage

 

[crofteress]

Is the 4kgs or 2 feeds off 1kg?

4kg a day split into two feeds

 

[HarryB97]

What age to you

what age do you start to introduce them onto silage

We used to do it straight after weaning but now leave it 2-3 weeks. I don't have an exact age but I would say around 12 weeks old.

 

[AndrewM]

adlib cake and straw whilst on milk, then adlib cake after weaining. Then start to introduce silage. limit the ad lib when they are eating about 3kg a head. Then try to gradualy reduce the cake they recieve some till 6 months age. would like some good research on this, plently about feeding milk powder, not much for the next step.