Anybody have experience feeding WDG

Ive fed modified wet distellers grains for 2 years. Our local plant opened up first of the month and got a load from there. This stuff is 70% moisture & on a dry matter basis its about 34% CP and 10% fat. Thats roughly without my sheet about 20% of ration and then 4# corn and the rest low quality hay.

In years past Ive fed way more distellers (about 35% of ration) that was like 55% moisture and 3# corn and worked great. This stuff after about a week they are so loose they could $hit into the next county. Extension agent figured ration on modified DDG, and I compensated for extra moisture. Asked him and he said I did it right. His openion is that its so wet that the kidneys arent removing all the water and its going out hole #2. Backed off on ground hay and been feeding lose hay, hasnt done much either. They seam to be doing alright, just real loose. Got them out in the pasture so they are staying fairly clean. Selling on the 27 I think so want to not mess with them too much. Accually for the price I should be feeding about 40% WDG and back off the corn, but with what is happening now I dont know. Going to keep some hieffers and anything that is really light, so might change ration then.

Just thought see if two heads were better than one I guess.

Thanks
Gary

If you've got any opats, that's always good for keeping them from getting too loose. Just give them a little time and they'll probably adjust to their new diet and firm up a bit too.

Whenever we chop corn in the fall and they get their first couple feedings, you don't wanna stand behind a coughing cow. Give them a couple weeks, and they're back to normal.

Donovan from Wisconsin

At 20% of the ration, I wouldn't think that would be causing the sloppy stool. Probably more to do with getting them started on the ration. 70% is pretty wet stuff, most that we haul and feed is around 60% moisture.

I had neighbor who fed out steers and beefalo on nothing but distillers and bit of dry hay, but you don"t start them out at 100%.

Ya use to use stuff that was in the 55-65 range. Worked great. Talked to somebody else and he said they had the same problem and went to gluten. I worked them up over a weeks time. I thought about soyhulls instead of oats, but ya I know what ya mean.

Thanks.