Re: Raising a Beef...?

Posted by Punchie on November 12, 2002 at 05:17:42 from (63.168.194.166):

In Reply to: Raising a Beef...? posted by T_Bone on November 11, 2002 at 22:10:06:

HI T-bone

First is breed, dairy beef or mix? Dairy need more protein . Beef what type? How much fat do you like in your meat, if for your self. MOST INPORTANT IS GOOD HEALTHY STOCK, better to pay a little more now, than go to a sale and end up with trouble, watch where you buy.

Feeding Grain only can be done , but they are grazing animals, if you can let them. I still use a barn and stantions(sp) Only have a few , I'm in a busy area, not many farm left in the area. Need to make sure I can control and check the animals. Back is not up to pened (sp) animals, if I have to do something they are right where they need to be, for art. breeding or shot etc.

Need a place out of the driving weather, be it wind or rain snow etc. Sure they may take get but they will use there body weight ( fat ) etc too stay warm. Better to plant a wind break if you are in it for the long haul.

Not sure where you are at in AZ think about wild animals??

Hay and "Fiber" for them is highly needed . They sould have a stool ( manure ) that is very dark brown, not black ( that is blood). If you grain too much, diet too rich; not enough fiber it may look like grain ( the stool)lighter colored stool , and may have small amounts of grain in it. WATCH THIS YOU WILL SEE WHAT IS GOING ON, if it looks the same coming out as whent in something need to be done different, normal for the manure to have some maybe 20% of there diet left in it , but should be dark in color, not a light brouwn amost tan.

Weight gain is normal book 8 to 1 , I would say 10 to 1 that is 10 pounds of intake to one pound of gain. Hogs are 3-4 to 1 , ANd bird around 3 to 1.

Have any trouble or ? email Me

moldovan@brads.net

Punchie

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