[Jacob-list] General Feeding Question

[Neal Grose]

When all else fails, test the hay for feed quality. Stemy alfalfa may be worse nutritionally than grass. Grass grown up north tends to have higher energy value than that grown in the summer here in the southeast. What makes the most difference is the total energy value of the entire diet that they actually consume. 

Neal Grose

From: tlund at eclipsebordercollies.com 
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 9:29 AM
To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
Subject: [Jacob-list] General Feeding Question

Hi everyone, 



I have a general feeding question I am hoping someone can answer: 



My Jacobs are given free choice alfalpha grass (that is all I could get economically this fall - pasture grass was 2-3 times more expensive).  This summer they were pasture grass grazed. 



But they are skinny (I can feel hip bones and on some the ribs don't have a layer over them)  I just dewormed them thinking they may not be converting the food right from worms.  Should I be feeding grains or all purpose stockfeed to get some weight on them? 



I was giving them a sheep mineral block - but the goats were standing on it and the sheep ate it in a month so I wasn't sure if they were getting to much of the minerals.


Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.



Have a great day and thank you for all the wonderful informaion that is on this list.  I really love this breed:)

Tashia Lund 
Eclipse Border Collies 
955 Highway 81 NE 
Cummings ND 58223-9552 
www.eclipsebordercollies.com 
701-330-3195 





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> Good point. To answer Peggy's question, it helps to add what your 

> selection/culling priorities are. 

> Linda 

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> On 1/15/2012 11:04 AM, psisk at hughes.net wrote: 

> > I can only remember the last three years but they are:  2009 - 20%,  

> > 2010 - 60%,  2011 - 0% 

> > My criteria for all years was horns and facial markings. In 09 and 10 

> > I also culled some ewes that werent producing good horn. I also 

> > changed rams for 2011 as my old ram died. With the culling of some 

> > ewes and the new ram I got 100% perfect four horns this year. 

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> > Jan 14, 2012 01:34:52 PM, mvanbeek7 at gmail.com 

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