Can cows have used coffee grounds?

[clubbiebreeder]

I was just wondering because I would like to give some and waste less.

 

[sstterry]

I was just wondering because I would like to give some and waste less.

I don't think a little will hurt, but why not just compost it. It won't have much nutritional value but when composted it can do wonders for the soil.

 

[clubbiebreeder]

I don't think a little will hurt, but why not just compost it. It won't have much nutritional value but when composted it can do wonders for the soil.

oh I didn't even think about composting! I'm staring a garden this spring too so I'll do that! Thanks for the idea haha

 

[Atimm693]

We used them in the TMR one year. From what I understand they are generally pretty beneficial health wise in low concentrations, but don't have much feed value.

 

[Stocker Steve]

I was just wondering because I would like to give some and waste less.

They may not be able to sleep...

 

[TexasBred]

They may not be able to sleep...

 

[TexasBred]

As someone once said about some other strange feed ingredient " it will make a turd".

 

[farmerjan]

I don't see the purpose in trying to feed coffee grounds to cattle. They are good fertilizer for things like roses, I think it is the acidic loving plants. Also, they help to act as a deterrent to slugs and such if sprinkled on top of the ground around the plants. My grandmother swore that they made her roses some of the best... they always did bloom awfully nice...

 

[Dusty Britches]

Depends - decaf or regular?

 

[hurleyjd]

Better get star bucks grounds the more costly has to be better.

 

[pleasantpasturesbeef]

Depends - decaf or regular?

Too funny. A friend named my newest calf Espresso, and I often call him Expresso, the way he jumps and runs around like a tornado!