What do you feed

I feed MaxRax.

Seems like alot of corn in that mix. Mine would be loose as a goose with that much. When i mix mine i only have 400lbs of corn per ton!

I feed Max Rax as well...Top notch product!

Will do!!

We feed purina antler max 17-6

We love our Max Rax Too as of now we drive 150 miles one way to pick it up still cheaper than buying Purina locally

One thing with feed is that you must remember if you don't put in a good product you will not get a good product out!  We had trouble with our does 2 years ago after fawning losing weight.  We actually had to pull fawns off early or the does were going to die. 


We started out with having Producers in Louisville mixing our feed (where I was getting my horse feed) and they looked fine.  They started jacking me around on delivering my feed and I started getting my feed mixed else where.  That is where the problem began with the same recipe.  We now get our feed mixed at Kalmbach(same co. that makes heartland feeds) out of Sandusky, OH and we have a different looking herd.  It has now been 2 years since we made that move.   They may cost a few more dollars per ton but the transformation has been unbelievable on the same feed recipe.  Some feed companies buy less that average quality grain products for their feed and others buy the best out there.  That difference is why I think that there has been such a change in body condition.  They look better than when we were feeding probiotics with the prior feed.


The thing I like about getting our feed mixed as opposed to buying an already prepared feed is that I can change the % protein for 16 to 18 percent in March when the does really need that extra protein for late pregnancy and when the bucks are growing and the does are nursing,  then I back it down to 16% in August when they are done growing and it is time to wean babies off the does. The reason for backing down the protein is 50 cents a bag.

I use ADM's pellet, and add one small bucket of rolled soybeans per bag, plus garlic powder and probiotic powder. My deer have always looked good, healthy fawns , great antler growth.

We use Antlermax 20 and add a little corn to it. We also feed alfalfa in the winter. We've been using it for about 10 years now.

Jerilee I agree. I like the opportunities to switch my protein. I can save up to $100 per ton in the winter when I cut down to 12-14%. The deer maintain great condition all year, even when I cut back the protein from September until March. I actually feed mostly calf starter sweet feed all winter. They love it., in the summer I improve it to 19%. Trays are licked clean all year round, and I still get giant bodies and antlers. It's working for me. I would love to post my mix, but it's on an index card at my mill and I can't remember all the little details of the mix. I will try and get it posted on here next time I go to get feed.

Wild Rivers how much corn do you add to the antlermax? Our local mill has it for about $16 for 50#. How much corn would you add to a 50# bag? Thanks for the info, we only feed a few deer

purina textured breeder purina antlermax 20 whole raw peaches watermelon pears apples and whole cottonseed and I use shockeffect probiotics thrown into pellet feeders also fresh alfalfa and water troughs have aerators inside them T&S very little corn except in the winter then a little more corn

How about this blend               buck blend    per ton                540 shelled corn     520 roasted beans   400 beef pellet 32%    160 animax   64 degummed soy bean oil   1%decoxx crumbles 80     selenium 4      sbd mineral 4      rice bran   160   molasses 68           Doe blend   shelled corn 480    oats 320     roasted beans 480   320 beef pellet 32%    rice bran 64    beef pulp 32  selenium 4   black sun flower seeds 16     1%decoxxx crumbles 80     animax  80   molasses 60 degrummed soy bean oil 64    visited a farm this was his ration to me all looked well. Thx Mark 

That's a decent winter feed. I would add Aureomycin starting mid February.

Thinking I will go ahead and add to feed,  looked it up said it would help with shipping fever.  Any idea  on how much per ton?  Thx Mark

In a textured feed I would use a 2g crumble in order to get dispersion. 100g is the best option if it is being added to a pellet. The bag should be labeled for preventive maintanance or treatment. Use the amount recommended for preventive maintanance. Aureomycin will help keep weight on your deer and will also disrupt the life cycle of midge gnat and horned fly larva in your pens. I would only use the deccox during the winter in your adult bucks feed.

Do you feed aueromycin during breeding and early stages of pregnancy.?

Kevin

After seeing Aureomycin was a feed ingredient in the deer feed recipe at the Kerr Wildlife management facility, I began to try and find out why. There is a lot of controversy about the use of antibiotics in feed. Folks are reluctant to discuss the issue publicly.