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<blockquote data-quote="Bez+" data-source="post: 618283" data-attributes="member: 6797"><p>Well, it looks cold.</p><p></p><p>Be that as it may, I am thinking you might be too worried too soon.</p><p></p><p>They look cold but are not hunched up bad and do not have tight tucked in tails.</p><p></p><p>So I figure they are doing ok considering the weather.</p><p></p><p>I might just go out and buy some corn - cracked or otherwise - and feed it out to them - on the ground - in piles that are about one gallon in size. I would do this over the next few days. Try to get it so each animal has a pile to themselves - but they will sort that out for you.</p><p></p><p>I do not know the cost of corn - and I might reduce the amount I fed out if I figured the weather might break. But they do not need protein in my opinion they need energy. You do not need tonnes of corn - a few hundred pounds would carry you for a week or two until the weather breaks.</p><p></p><p>I would feed it out in small piles for each of them. And I would do this every day until the weather breaks. I might do it for a couple days after the weather breaks depending on the cows and my mood.</p><p></p><p>Some are going to say I am being wasteful - but those cows will clean it all up and they will get a little corn sugar and starch into them for energy.</p><p></p><p>I would only do it when it is really cold and I would not worry about the rest of the time.</p><p></p><p>I say this because this is exactly what we do with our cows. Only difference being - I get my corn for free.</p><p></p><p>Keep the hay in front of them - hi or low quality, they need the bulk.</p><p></p><p>If you ever get a chance to get a few oat straw / green feed bales in next year do it - they love it in times like this because the chaff has a lot of grain in it - and they like it a couple years old and weathered. It makes a good stand by.</p><p></p><p>I am thinking you are going to be ok - they will come down a bit in condition but it looks to me that you are doing it right at this point in time.</p><p></p><p>You will be fine - those animals are going to be ok with a small bit of TLC.</p><p></p><p>This summer you think on this post a bit. When you find a chance to grab some grain - any kind - cheap and easy to store - do it - and you will have it for times like this because they will come again. You do not have to feed it out all the time - only during the times they need the energy for warmth.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there kiddo - I was expecting ribs, hip bones and eyeballs when the pics came - you are a long way from that. They will keep their calves and calve out in the spring - you wait and see. Those girls are tougher than you are.</p><p></p><p>Bez+</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez+, post: 618283, member: 6797"] Well, it looks cold. Be that as it may, I am thinking you might be too worried too soon. They look cold but are not hunched up bad and do not have tight tucked in tails. So I figure they are doing ok considering the weather. I might just go out and buy some corn - cracked or otherwise - and feed it out to them - on the ground - in piles that are about one gallon in size. I would do this over the next few days. Try to get it so each animal has a pile to themselves - but they will sort that out for you. I do not know the cost of corn - and I might reduce the amount I fed out if I figured the weather might break. But they do not need protein in my opinion they need energy. You do not need tonnes of corn - a few hundred pounds would carry you for a week or two until the weather breaks. I would feed it out in small piles for each of them. And I would do this every day until the weather breaks. I might do it for a couple days after the weather breaks depending on the cows and my mood. Some are going to say I am being wasteful - but those cows will clean it all up and they will get a little corn sugar and starch into them for energy. I would only do it when it is really cold and I would not worry about the rest of the time. I say this because this is exactly what we do with our cows. Only difference being - I get my corn for free. Keep the hay in front of them - hi or low quality, they need the bulk. If you ever get a chance to get a few oat straw / green feed bales in next year do it - they love it in times like this because the chaff has a lot of grain in it - and they like it a couple years old and weathered. It makes a good stand by. I am thinking you are going to be ok - they will come down a bit in condition but it looks to me that you are doing it right at this point in time. You will be fine - those animals are going to be ok with a small bit of TLC. This summer you think on this post a bit. When you find a chance to grab some grain - any kind - cheap and easy to store - do it - and you will have it for times like this because they will come again. You do not have to feed it out all the time - only during the times they need the energy for warmth. Hang in there kiddo - I was expecting ribs, hip bones and eyeballs when the pics came - you are a long way from that. They will keep their calves and calve out in the spring - you wait and see. Those girls are tougher than you are. Bez+ [/QUOTE]
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