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| One more thing,while I am at it then I have said all there is to be said. IF you are feeding in self feeders,,,quit that too. Unless yours are shaped WAY different than the "Apache" feeder I have used. at a certain point,,,and who knows when or what triggers it,,,but they only eat so many minutes a day. IF they cant get full in those minutes they dont eat. As there head gets bigger and its more akward to bend there head(hornless helps,,,but SPECIALLY if you have ANY horns. ) they cant bend there head in there and they only eat enough to satisfy there tummy,,,and NOT enough to get fat and really gain. In a feed bunk they can scoop their mouths full like an old boss sow and get a fill in short order!!! IF you have the feeder screwed down so they dont 'waste' a bunch they cant eat fast enough,,,if they are open enough to get a good mouthful they will waste too much,,,just NO happy medium. Weather and saliva will constantly have them plugged up,no matter how hard you try,,,been there done that too,,,all wrong. For small calves,,,it will work,,,so you could start them that way and when they start wasting,,,probably 5-600# switch them over to bunks,,,you can use enough bunks so its like a self feeder,but a self feeder to a BIG steer is also an accident waiting to happen,,,a profit robber with a mask on!!! Like I say,,,unless your feed pans are exceptionally wide so they dont even have to turn their head to eat!!!And,,, you check and adjust settings at least TWICE a day!!! Actually more work than bunks by a bunch!!! | |
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Ration balancer for Holstein steers
