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What to feed heifer calves this autumn?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dead Rabbits" data-source="post: 8130866" data-attributes="member: 70596"><p>I can never get my head around feeding straw to anything but dry cows and it’s a struggle to get them to eat it. The clean up bulls eat it cause they get nothing else at times and the weight needs to come off.</p><p></p><p>Why not make some hay if the weather cooperates or drier silage bales if possible?. Get a bit of protein in them with a forage. I mainly winter the fall calves on grass and they self limit to 2kg of 20% if there is good grass out. Part way through winter they switch to DDG and corn silage if the grass is scarce. Rather harsh winter conditions they live in so can’t really short them. The first 6 months always seem to be the most expensive and it seems counterproductive to skimp. I like them to have a good layer of fat for the cold. I’ve no experience of housing them</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dead Rabbits, post: 8130866, member: 70596"] I can never get my head around feeding straw to anything but dry cows and it’s a struggle to get them to eat it. The clean up bulls eat it cause they get nothing else at times and the weight needs to come off. Why not make some hay if the weather cooperates or drier silage bales if possible?. Get a bit of protein in them with a forage. I mainly winter the fall calves on grass and they self limit to 2kg of 20% if there is good grass out. Part way through winter they switch to DDG and corn silage if the grass is scarce. Rather harsh winter conditions they live in so can’t really short them. The first 6 months always seem to be the most expensive and it seems counterproductive to skimp. I like them to have a good layer of fat for the cold. I’ve no experience of housing them [/QUOTE]
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