cliffo
New member
OK. As the title says. I/we are new to this calf raising thing. My Daughter has joined FFA and is raising a feeder calf for the fair, and I have a question or two on her behalf. So, please be understanding cause I might not know the proper way of addressing issues.
When she bought the calf he was 29 days old and is now 61 days old. Our fair is in about 7 weeks and he needs to be at least 250 lbs. in order to go to the fair. As of today he tipped the scale at 168 lbs. She is feeding him three times a day, morning he gets one bottle of milk replacer with about one ounce of fresh start then he gets his bucket with some show chow (grain) and alfalfa, lunch he gets more grain and alfalfa, dinner he gets another bottle (no fresh start in this one) and his grain with alfalfa. He has been gaining about 10 ish pounds a week and at this rate it will be close by fair time, he needs to be at least 250 lbs.. After reading some of the other posts here, I am wondering if he should be feed more and I was wondering about the molasses? I don't know how much grain he is getting at feed times but he does share a pen with another calf. My daughter thinks the other calf is eating his feed when she leaves for class, cause she will sit there while he eats and shoos the other calf away. I know this is long, and I am sorry for that... But, we are new to this and looking for advice. Thank you for any help or advice given.. I also don't know what breed he is, but I will ask her ASAP....
When she bought the calf he was 29 days old and is now 61 days old. Our fair is in about 7 weeks and he needs to be at least 250 lbs. in order to go to the fair. As of today he tipped the scale at 168 lbs. She is feeding him three times a day, morning he gets one bottle of milk replacer with about one ounce of fresh start then he gets his bucket with some show chow (grain) and alfalfa, lunch he gets more grain and alfalfa, dinner he gets another bottle (no fresh start in this one) and his grain with alfalfa. He has been gaining about 10 ish pounds a week and at this rate it will be close by fair time, he needs to be at least 250 lbs.. After reading some of the other posts here, I am wondering if he should be feed more and I was wondering about the molasses? I don't know how much grain he is getting at feed times but he does share a pen with another calf. My daughter thinks the other calf is eating his feed when she leaves for class, cause she will sit there while he eats and shoos the other calf away. I know this is long, and I am sorry for that... But, we are new to this and looking for advice. Thank you for any help or advice given.. I also don't know what breed he is, but I will ask her ASAP....