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Hold on there now Tc, that's a little extreme! :shock: You should rethink that statement.

Thanks, yep we always have straw for the calves. I'm gonna skip the rings for now, I guess the way we do things now has worked for Dad for many years. I just thought I'd get some more opinions on the matter. You guys/gals have been great and I appreciate all you comments. Well better go check...

I would save that bread and those cookies for bear bait!! But hey, that's just me!

What do you guys think of this feeder? http://www.balefeeder.com They claim the cows can't step on the hay that drops out of it so they just eat it. Sure are built tough!

WOW! thanks for all your reply's, this has been great! It nice to get so many opinions on this. It seems most of you prefer the rings. I do have a couple that we use to feed our weaned calves and such but I have to agree with Tagger, you still get waste when they pull hay out and step on it. We...

Thanks for all your quick reply's. I have been feeding 3-4 round bales a day depending on the weather here,( we had a stretch in Jan. of well below zero temps!) I feed a combination of millet and alfalfa/grass hay. So, you guys are telling me I wouldn't have to start the tractor and feed every...

I feed 100 cows over the winter and currently just roll out the round bales on the ground. I know this accounts for a fair amount of waste. I would like to use ring feeders but wouldn't I have to buy enough so all 100 head could eat at the same time? That would be a lot of $$ up front. Any...