feed

Hello, due to increased feed pricing we are considering mixing our own feed. Would anyone be willing to share their recipes and procedures? Pros and cons of mixing yourself? Thank you.

Anyone else using these blends on textured feed? Elk or deer? We purchase ours by the ton from the mill, not bagged. Just a shout out to Shane Horrocks and his continued expertise on specialized feed and analysis. It’s good to see some tried and true companies still in the game for the right...

Any DIY recipe's for deer feed? Looking to make my own, I'm thinking it would be a lot cheaper. I been feeding corn and sweet potatoes. I am asking because you guys on here must know how to grow, feed, & control diseases that wipe out wild deer. Any advice would be great. The midge fly wiped us...

Hey Guys I have a 3 week old Axis fawn and she is very picky I am bottle feeding her often and in the past 2 days I have had to force feed her although she was never a very easy eater. She doesnt show a desire to eat at all but it using the bathroom just fine She will walk around...

I have a fawn that is going on 12 weeks I’m giving her a bottle every 6 hours. I will continue to keep her on the bottle for a while. It would be ideal to get her down to two bottles a day. One in the morning and one at night. She is a picky eater though. I have tried many things, all kinds of...

Please Help me-I have a question about my 5 week old baby doe. She is a big baby doe for 5 weeks old, standing 20 inches from the ground to the top of her back and weighing 16.5 lb.'s. She is Drinking 3- 10 Oz's of formula 3 times a day 8 hours apart. My baby deer eats all kinds of fruit, and...

Im a new farmer here in Kentucky. I have 3 bucks and 4 does. I had to run all my deer together for some time and about 2 months ago or 3 I separated my bucks and started trying to feed them a higher protein feed. my doe feed is 16%. I started mixing record rack deer and elk feed 20% into my doe...

I’m doing some looking into feeding mixed feed for the bucks in the summer was hoping to see a few pictures for systems that work well Feed will consist of: Feed pellet Black sunflower Roasted soybean/ oil Molasses Mineral pack Planning to use a drum type mixer with hoppered bins and flex...

Does anyone feed heartland feed? I'm looking for some feedback from farms that use it

Does anyone here feed kalmbach deer feed? If so how is it working for you?

We have been looking at protein feed options and would like to hear everyone's experiences. What is your go to feed program and why?

I am looking to begin feeding inside our preserve but am cautious. Looking to see if anyone has had great success and added growth/health from feeding inside preserve alongside food plots. Is it cost effective?

Has anyone mixed mag ox ( magnesium oxide) with their doe feed to calm them during the ai process?

New deer mom looking for advice as to what is good to feed a 1 month old baby. He is still on the bottle 3x day his choice, free drinks water, eats dirt inside and out, ( I bring in his favorite dirt in a bowl), and is starting to eat grass, clover and tree leaves . He tries to eat my ears as...

I have 3 does that have been bottle fed. They are now about 12 weeks old and getting 12 oz of milk 2 times a day. They get to be outside in the yard to graze most of the day and a bowl of fruits (strawberry’s bananas okra blueberries blackberries you name it lol) I also give them some “goat...

Looking for some good recipes that would be good for my does to help produce good buck and doe fawns and then help to grow my bucks good antlers. I’m just now getting into the deer farming and need all the help and insight I can get. Thanks.

Looking for some help making a feed to provides all the nutrients the deer need. I don't wanna buy Purina they are too expensive. I have a local feed store that will make it for $225 a ton. I'm looking for what commodities are a must in the feed. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Sent from my...

How often & how much per day is recommended to feed a 16% protein mix feed to the bucks & does?

Has anyone used "Maximizer Plus Feed Supplement" from Real World Wildlife Products? A friend of mine told me about it. It is supposed to reduce EHD in deer herds. He said since he started feeding it to his deer he hasn't lost a single one. Before he started it he had lost close to 20. Just...

We decided to bottle feed 4 of our buck fawns this year and has been going great, they are all about 8 weeks old. Last Sunday was the first issue, one fawn didn't finish his bottle and tried to pee and could not. Monday morning he would not take the bottle so we called the vet and took him in...