tntblaster11
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I've been reading about bale grazing techniques for the winter, but cannot come up with a good answer to my question. One URL I've read is http://beefmagazine.com/nutrition/0901- ... themselves this one. Now, laying out the round bales in a checker board patter and being able to distribute nutrients across pastures that need it (rehabbing and renovating a lot of them next year) is a good thing imo. However so far I can't find much information about using high moisture baleage instead of dry hay that I'm seeing in the photos and articles I've come across. Is anyone doing this?
Baleage set out in Mid Dec (here in MD) *should* be at or below 40 most of the time, so I *THINK* spoilage would be at a minimum. I'm thinking about setting up a months supply (or w/e the pasture can handle) in advance. Feeding 100 or so head like this is a lot of bales so I'm not sure how many I can put out on a 25ac pasture at a time. I can then set up my temporary fence and move it as needed for the cattle to have access to a fresh set of bales. Water isn't an issue as I have permanent drinkers in most pastures. So set them up closer to water, then move them back each day, trampling the older baleage back in....
Baleage set out in Mid Dec (here in MD) *should* be at or below 40 most of the time, so I *THINK* spoilage would be at a minimum. I'm thinking about setting up a months supply (or w/e the pasture can handle) in advance. Feeding 100 or so head like this is a lot of bales so I'm not sure how many I can put out on a 25ac pasture at a time. I can then set up my temporary fence and move it as needed for the cattle to have access to a fresh set of bales. Water isn't an issue as I have permanent drinkers in most pastures. So set them up closer to water, then move them back each day, trampling the older baleage back in....