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NE kansas | I have 9 head of steers on feed shooting for the first April for finish or sooner. Would guess they are 900lbs + at this point, eating 26lbs a hd per day. I am currently feeding a ration of 1850lbs rolled corn, 50lbs mineral/rumensin and 100lbs bean meal. They are eating great and have never backed away as I have increased their feed. Free choice course stemmy hay. They are the best doing group I have fed so I hate to change anything but a neighbor stopped by today and has a bunch of ear corn he needs to move. I have never fed ear corn but always heard it was the best feed. Is there a good ration to use with bean meal or DDGs? Am I going to have to add shelled corn anyway? Should I pull the hay and keep the bunk full of ground ear corn? The price is right, figures $1 a bushel less than I am paying right now when converted to shell corn value, I don't raise any crops so I buy everything at the elevator retail. Or do I just stick with what is working for this group? Hereford steers and I do have a grinder.
Edited by cflory 11/10/2018 15:59
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ear corn help
