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Hereford cross heifers
- Thread starter Jonty49
- Start date
- Location
- West Wales
We give 5lb barley and a scoop of nuts between 2. Every day of the year from when their weaned. Keeps them quietish and fills them out, you could up it if you want them that amount each no problem and they’d grow like stink!
Thank you for that, I’ve put them on 1 scoop of 14% stock nuts each at the moment, don’t want them getting fat but likewise want them big enough to get in calf around January.
- Location
- Devon
What sort of weight are they and when do you aim to calve them?
Needs to be a higher protein feed otherwise they will get fat rather than growing in my opinion better with an 18% growing nut
How much per head?
Aiming to calf in October
- Location
- Devon
I would be looking for a minimum bulling weight of 400kgs, and feed accordingly. But beware of getting that weight with too much fat. As above sufficient protein to grow frame is important, aim for minimum 16% I would say. How much will depend on current weights.
- Location
- Buxton, Derbyshire
14% is a finishing ration and is far too low for growing Herefords imo, you'll just end up with little butter balls! I would go to 18%, even good hay is low protein so you need the extra in the concentrate. Quantity wise a couple of kilos each per day should do.
Do they need anything other than grass now?
- Location
- Devon
A) depends how well grown they are.
B) I'm guessing the op is short of grass if already feeding hay?
Makes sense id missed the hay bit somehow.
Two kilo pref one in the morning and one in the evening