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<blockquote data-quote="Chocolate Cow2" data-source="post: 1570087" data-attributes="member: 32644"><p>I put a Cannonball bale bed on a pickup in 2011 and have unrolled hay for my cows ever since. I'll unroll about 10 feet of hay and move on to another spot, unroll some more, continue on till it's all gone. It spreads 'em out along with the manure. I can feed on clean ground everyday. I believe when I fought Johne's, unrolling was my saving grace because the cows weren't grouped tightly and fed in a clean area. Less manure exposure which is the main method of exposure. Can't remember the last case of scours in calves. It takes some time but I wouldn't feed any other way. It lets me get a good look at the cows while they're eating. If there's some crap or mold in the bale, the cows have the opportunity to pick through it. They're not forced to eat it like would happen if it was in a ring. The calves use what isn't eaten for bedding.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chocolate Cow2, post: 1570087, member: 32644"] I put a Cannonball bale bed on a pickup in 2011 and have unrolled hay for my cows ever since. I'll unroll about 10 feet of hay and move on to another spot, unroll some more, continue on till it's all gone. It spreads 'em out along with the manure. I can feed on clean ground everyday. I believe when I fought Johne's, unrolling was my saving grace because the cows weren't grouped tightly and fed in a clean area. Less manure exposure which is the main method of exposure. Can't remember the last case of scours in calves. It takes some time but I wouldn't feed any other way. It lets me get a good look at the cows while they're eating. If there's some crap or mold in the bale, the cows have the opportunity to pick through it. They're not forced to eat it like would happen if it was in a ring. The calves use what isn't eaten for bedding. [/QUOTE]
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