KWARRX
Exploring the pasture
Hello there !! I’m still learning about how to use this site so please be gentle
I’ve got a charlais brahma x heifer born in early August. She’s been weaned for a couple of weeks now and I can’t figure out if what I’m feeding her is good or not. Ive been reading from so many sources idk what to do- I’ve got square bales of locally grown coastal and compressed bales of alfalfa/orchard grass from TSC, I give her about 1/2 coastal and 1/2 of the compressed mixed together free choice daily and I’ve got two different kinds of starter feeds that is mixed and given daily (one is pelleted from local feed mill advertised as calf starter, the other is a seeded, pelleted, corny mix from TSC advertised as a sweet feed for horses and calves) I want to say the TSC had 20% or so protein and the local feed is at 16% protein.
My concern is how much am I supposed to be feeding her and is this right? I noticed she will look bloated in the evenings here lately but it goes away by morning.
Side note: She’s not in a pasture she’s in a fenced area near the house while our fences get put up so no free grazing.
Also is she big enough to vaccinate etc and what should I give her?
Any help would be appreciated as I am losing my mind here.
located on a modest hobby farm in East Texas with chickens, dogs, and a cat.
I’ve got a charlais brahma x heifer born in early August. She’s been weaned for a couple of weeks now and I can’t figure out if what I’m feeding her is good or not. Ive been reading from so many sources idk what to do- I’ve got square bales of locally grown coastal and compressed bales of alfalfa/orchard grass from TSC, I give her about 1/2 coastal and 1/2 of the compressed mixed together free choice daily and I’ve got two different kinds of starter feeds that is mixed and given daily (one is pelleted from local feed mill advertised as calf starter, the other is a seeded, pelleted, corny mix from TSC advertised as a sweet feed for horses and calves) I want to say the TSC had 20% or so protein and the local feed is at 16% protein.
My concern is how much am I supposed to be feeding her and is this right? I noticed she will look bloated in the evenings here lately but it goes away by morning.
Side note: She’s not in a pasture she’s in a fenced area near the house while our fences get put up so no free grazing.
Also is she big enough to vaccinate etc and what should I give her?
Any help would be appreciated as I am losing my mind here.
located on a modest hobby farm in East Texas with chickens, dogs, and a cat.