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| I have always ground creep feed like hog feed all my life. So has my father and my grandfather. I’m jumping on the band wagon of not doing that anymore. Just don’t see the need to, and it cuts out a lot of bloat risk. I’ve always used a mix of soybean meal and corn +minerals. I just change the amount of soybean meal I need as they get older by reducing it.
My problem is this. I used the same mix, but without grinding the corn this year. It does not mix very even. A lot of the heavy material goes to the bottom light material to the top. Even with molasses in there. So one bite they’re taking in a bunch of energy and then later in the day they might be taking bites out of protein. That doesn’t work!! Iv got some 3 month old lambs barely touching 25-30 pounds on it. Those of you that don’t grind your corn, what’s your go to for protein and minerals? Iv looked into pellets but it’s been a wash thus far.
We do have a Hubbard feeds dealer here and they do sell pellets. But for there’s to work, You have to have oats and ground alfalfa in the mix. My grinder won’t grind our alfalfa that fine. Oats are not common here anymore. | |
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Lamb creep feed. Looking to take a different path.
