Pineywoods230
Well-known member
I have been trying to find the sweet spot between how many head I can graze vs having my fields cut for hay (more so for keeping them cleaned up than providing myself hay).
I started initially having my fields cut for hay to clean up the neglected fields and save me time/money bush hogging but as I'm adding a few head (cow/calf) I am struggling to decide if it's worth fencing the cows out of where I can cut hay or allow them to graze and cut the overgrowth?
I am no where near grazing capacity as of right now so my growth is going to out do my grazing. (15hd/140ac) But to bush hog or hay?
The cost of a custom hay maker is marginally lower than buying hay that is in such abundance in my area of NE Texas so when I get closer to full stocking rate I will have all my hay brought in but for now how would you handle it?
I started initially having my fields cut for hay to clean up the neglected fields and save me time/money bush hogging but as I'm adding a few head (cow/calf) I am struggling to decide if it's worth fencing the cows out of where I can cut hay or allow them to graze and cut the overgrowth?
I am no where near grazing capacity as of right now so my growth is going to out do my grazing. (15hd/140ac) But to bush hog or hay?
The cost of a custom hay maker is marginally lower than buying hay that is in such abundance in my area of NE Texas so when I get closer to full stocking rate I will have all my hay brought in but for now how would you handle it?