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If it's needed, sure, since it all depends on what you're feeding your heifer already. If you're spoiling her with other good stuff like cracked corn, alfalfa pellets, a protein tub, horse-quality hay and loose mineral, forget about adding something extra, even if she's thinner than you like her to be and are trying to get her weight up. If, though, she's nice and fat already, you might want to consider tossing the the extra unnecessary feeds you're giving her like the protein tub, extra grain and even the pellets, especially if she's getting enough nutrition from the horse-quality hay and loose mineral when she's in her mid-gestation period. A heifer can't be too fat because she will have problems birthing when it's time for her to calve.
What else can I help you with?
What if you had a Jersey heifer and she is bred but you don't want to milk her so if you fed her low protein hay she would produce less milk just enough to feed her calf Would this work?
It would and it wouldn't. You could ruin the heifer by doing this, as dairy cattle always put more energy into producing milk than energy into keeping their weight up. When she's lactating, she will be putting all her resources into milk production, and feeding a low quality hay might just be the thing that could really pull her down. I do know that if you feed a lower quality feed this will reduce milk production. But it also depends on the breed: if you didn't want to milk her, why did you get a Jersey in the first place? You should've purchased an Angus heifer or a Hereford heifer or any kind of heifer that is not a dairy heifer. So this is a real catch 22 situation for you.
Can you sterilize a heifer?
Yes. You can spay a heifer by getting a vet to remove her ovaries surgically, or feed her grain mixed with the hormone MGA every day to prevent her from going into heat.
Can you feed a goldfish bred?
Maybe or maybe not...
Are black angus heifers good at taking care of twin calves?
No. A heifer cannot nor will not produce enough milk to look after twins. You will need to bottle feed one of them to keep the heifer from going down too fast with the demands of her twins. You may have to bottle feed them both at first if they're both really hungry.
How do you increase the weight of a cat?
Feed it extra!
How much should you feed a bred ewe?
It depends on whether she is pregnant or not and the quality (as in the protein and energy level) of the feed available. Basically it can be between 2% and 3% of her body weight.
What are the release dates for Lemur Kingdom - 2008 Extra Mouths to Feed - 1.9?
Lemur Kingdom - 2008 Extra Mouths to Feed - 1.9 was released on: USA: 28 March 2008
What is the difference between FOOD and FEED?
Food: Something you eat. (Noun) Feed: To eat something. (Verb)
What age does a cow give birth?
Cows give birth any age, since a cow is a female bovine that has already had a calf or two.Heifers, on the other hand, give birth when they're ~24 months of age. Since the gestation period is around 9 months or more (by only a few days), a heifer is able to get bred at around 15 months of age.A heifer that gives birth at 1 year (12 months) of age is a heifer that was bred way too early. These are what we call "whoopsie" heifers; 9 times out of 10 their pelvic area is still too small at their stage of life for a calf to pass through, and thus must have a Cesarian section done on them. Some heifers may be able to produce enough milk to feed their too-early-calf, but most will have to have theirs bottle raised.
What are the release dates for Lemur Kingdom - 2008 Extra Mouths to Feed 1-9?
Lemur Kingdom - 2008 Extra Mouths to Feed 1-9 was released on: USA: 28 March 2008
How can you feed a turtle if it doesn't want to eat?
you could either force feed it or feed it something good
What to feed on your new born guinea pig?
Leave it up to the mother. She will feed it milk but give the mother extra food and water
