Posted by Dave on May 07, 2001 at 17:33:27:
In Reply to: Re: Keeping weight on a heavy milker - how? posted by Nat on May 02, 2001 at 20:46:07:
Your Togg is eating to try to make up for an Energy Imbalance caused by a change in her nutritional needs. After expelling the kids she know believes she has to feed them. I'd continue to feed her the alfalfa free choice and offer her grain at 1 lb for maintenance and 1 lb for every 2 lbs of milk. She'll probably tip the milkweight scales at 10-15 lbs once she peaks. Good Luck with her, she's a keeper. (If you want to sell her feel free to e-mail me.)