George Monk
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Dun
I agree very strongly. Is that what is meant by easy fleshing :?:
I agree very strongly. Is that what is meant by easy fleshing :?:
George Monk":1hm16d08 said:Dun
I agree very strongly. Is that what is meant by easy fleshing :?:
George Monk":1en9ot1r said:Dun
I agree very strongly. Is that what is meant by easy fleshing :?:
George Monk":8f1mfqlt said:Dun
I agree very strongly. Is that what is meant by easy fleshing :?:
Caustic Burno":w92mno8h said:Disagree with supplementing cattle, it still comes back to being a grass farmer first. Are you raising feed in the pasture or just green crap. If you have quality pasture and good hay there is no reason to supplement the cow.
dun":3f5tjxlg said:Caustic Burno":3f5tjxlg said:Disagree with supplementing cattle, it still comes back to being a grass farmer first. Are you raising feed in the pasture or just green crap. If you have quality pasture and good hay there is no reason to supplement the cow.
This is another of those agree and disagree deals. The second year of the dorught before this we sold down to just a handfull of the best cows. Those we supplmented during the winter and fed hay during the summer. May not have been the best way to do it, but at least we were able to hang on to some of the genetics we had worked to build.But it takes pretty dire circumstances to supplement.
dun":1y63n8yu said:Caustic Burno":1y63n8yu said:Disagree with supplementing cattle, it still comes back to being a grass farmer first. Are you raising feed in the pasture or just green crap. If you have quality pasture and good hay there is no reason to supplement the cow.
This is another of those agree and disagree deals. The second year of the dorught before this we sold down to just a handfull of the best cows. Those we supplmented during the winter and fed hay during the summer. May not have been the best way to do it, but at least we were able to hang on to some of the genetics we had worked to build.But it takes pretty dire circumstances to supplement.
cypressfarms":1ra9yv4p said:This winter will be a first for me. Poor management - you can read this as MY FAULT - will cause me to start feeding very shortly. I have 30 acres of ryegrass in three paddocks, but it won't be enough. For me - January is a critical month. (I calve Dec. to Feb.) January is when I re-evaluate each cow's BCS and make changes if necessary to make sure that all the cows are fit enough to cycle. Well that mild nice winter we were having has turned colder and much much wetter. Ryegrass isn't growing right now (It will probably jump by March 1 with all of this rain), and I'm very low on hay. No other choice but to supplement. Called the Feed Store yesterday and they sell a "stocker grower" in bulk for .105 per pound. Closest available - so I'll have to go with that.
This past summer I made the choice to sell half of the hay made to help a local friend out. Although I still made revenue from the sale of the hay, if I had the hay now, I wouldn't have to supplement. Sometimes you gotta take your medecine. :|
Caustic Burno":8z6ce72x said:That is the reason I never sell hay period. You can't ever have too much hay. I will end this year with enough to feed next year, you never know what this hay season is going to be like bumper crop or bust.
Caustic Burno":3o03mbn1 said:That is the reason I never sell hay period. You can't ever have too much hay. I will end this year with enough to feed next year, you never know what this hay season is going to be like bumper crop or bust.
George Monk":2aqomffw said:I gave him 75 bales of hay. I knew I would not ever be paid for those bales...there was no way. Anyway now 4 yrs later I am putting in 3000' of water line and he is going to let me use his recently purchased ditcher. I am very happy that things are working for him. I have always felt that he was a good man and that he just needed a little help. Things work out for the better.
cypress - helping your fellow man is never a mistake
dun":33b3j9z7 said:[We did give tyhe heifers about 1/4 pound a day of grain the last month before they calved so that in theory they would calve during the daylight. The aearliest was 6 am the latest was 6 pm so I guess it worked.
dun
usernametaken":33ha8nu7 said:dun":33ha8nu7 said:[We did give tyhe heifers about 1/4 pound a day of grain the last month before they calved so that in theory they would calve during the daylight. The aearliest was 6 am the latest was 6 pm so I guess it worked.
dun
Can you elaborate on this Dun ? What time are you giving the grain ?
Melissa