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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 10587"><p>In most dairys the cows are off of the concrete for relatively short periods, some are never off of it. For beef cows, ifyou don't make the areas too large the cows will go somewhere else to ruminate. I've toying with the idea of a long strip of deeding panels similar to a round bale feeder, but straight. Cows on concrete on one side and concrete pad on the other for the hay. If the bales are plsced so that the ends are towards the panel, as the cows eat them down you could push the bales towards the panels. I think if you keep the ends of the bale a foot or foot and a half from touching the panels that they would pull less through and cut down on waste</p><p></p><p>dun</p><p></p><p>> As is usually the case this time</p><p>> of year, I'm getting sick &</p><p>> tired of going out to feed round</p><p>> bales and having to navigate</p><p>> through an absolute quagmire in an</p><p>> attempt to move my round bale</p><p>> feeders. And I'm sure the cattle</p><p>> suffer from trying to feed in knee</p><p>> deep mud. My place gets a lot of</p><p>> rain in fall & winter and I</p><p>> have what we refer to as</p><p>> "black gumbo" soil in my</p><p>> sacrifice (feeding) pasture.</p><p></p><p>> I'm thinking of building some</p><p>> large circular concrete feeding</p><p>> pads, but I'm concerned about</p><p>> whether or not the cattle standing</p><p>> on such a hard surface for long</p><p>> periods of time will cause foot</p><p>> damage. A local</p><p>> "old-timer" said he</p><p>> thought it could be a problem, but</p><p>> could not really give me any</p><p>> meaningful elaboration on the</p><p>> subject. Does anybody here have an</p><p>> experience with this? Don't dairy</p><p>> cattle spend a good bit of time on</p><p>> concrete? Or maybe they are</p><p>> actually on a hard surface for a</p><p>> fairly brief milking period twice</p><p>> a day?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 10587"] In most dairys the cows are off of the concrete for relatively short periods, some are never off of it. For beef cows, ifyou don't make the areas too large the cows will go somewhere else to ruminate. I've toying with the idea of a long strip of deeding panels similar to a round bale feeder, but straight. Cows on concrete on one side and concrete pad on the other for the hay. If the bales are plsced so that the ends are towards the panel, as the cows eat them down you could push the bales towards the panels. I think if you keep the ends of the bale a foot or foot and a half from touching the panels that they would pull less through and cut down on waste dun > As is usually the case this time > of year, I'm getting sick & > tired of going out to feed round > bales and having to navigate > through an absolute quagmire in an > attempt to move my round bale > feeders. And I'm sure the cattle > suffer from trying to feed in knee > deep mud. My place gets a lot of > rain in fall & winter and I > have what we refer to as > "black gumbo" soil in my > sacrifice (feeding) pasture. > I'm thinking of building some > large circular concrete feeding > pads, but I'm concerned about > whether or not the cattle standing > on such a hard surface for long > periods of time will cause foot > damage. A local > "old-timer" said he > thought it could be a problem, but > could not really give me any > meaningful elaboration on the > subject. Does anybody here have an > experience with this? Don't dairy > cattle spend a good bit of time on > concrete? Or maybe they are > actually on a hard surface for a > fairly brief milking period twice > a day? [/QUOTE]
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