Cabbage

[flaboy]

Anyone have access to cabbage. I have been feeding cabbage leaves and heads left over from the packing house down the road. I don't where else they grow cabbage but the cows love it. It has really helped with my liquid feed bills. I am using much less liquid feed.

The packing house wants to get rid of it and my cows love it.

You probably wouldn't want to feed it to dairy cows though.

 

[Jogeephus]

I planted some rape this year which is a Brassica like cabbage. Excellent feed.

 

[flaboy]

Yeah, I got lucky this year so far. The cabbage is helping with my hay situation also. I didn't get but one cut and it wasn't that great due to drought.

 

[MikeC]

My cows prefer Collards. ;-)

When I give them Cabbage, they won't eat it until I top it with some coleslaw dressing. :cry2:

 

[flaboy]

My cows prefer Collards. ;-)

When I give them Cabbage, they won't eat it until I top it with some coleslaw dressing. :cry2:

Mine prefer it boiled but I ain't boiling it for them.

 

[momanto]

HERE IN SW FLA. WE JUST PICK THE WILD ORANGES AND THROW THEM OVER THE FENCE.

 

[Jogeephus]

My cows prefer Collards. ;-)

When I give them Cabbage, they won't eat it until I top it with some coleslaw dressing. :cry2:

Next year I was thinking of mixing collards, mustard and purple top turnips in with the rape and give it a whirl. Can't hurt.

 

[TexasBred]

Collards, cabbage, rape, turnip greens...all good...just don't be standing behind her when she decides to cough. :lol2: :lol2:

 

[western]

Jogeephus, what type of rape did you plant? I've heard of Perfect Fit Brassicas but thats about it.

 

[Red Bull Breeder]

I have heard the oldtimers around here say that mustard greens would kill a cow . I have never seen it myself but i an't going to let my cows in the mustard patch to see. The same oldtimers would feed cows turnips and the greens.