EAT BEEF":1vczoagu said:I was thinking about feeding ddg in bunks to supplement some cows and not cakeing them.Anybody doing this? How does it work for you?
I would think a 5 gallon bucket will hold much more than 20 pounds. I would think you're closer to 40-50 pounds if the bucket is level full. Regardless, isn't 20 pounds of dry distillers getting up there? I feed 7 pounds of modified (50% dry matter) distillers to my dairy herd. Of course I have some limitations based on the amount of sulfur in my water. At any rate, I would recommend taking a water sample to avoid overfeeding sulfur to the cows. It's a good source of energy that will get your cows into good condition. Bandit your figures don't mean much to me. You are figuring distillers + mineral cost against a protein supplement + mineral. The distillers is not only a source of protein but also adds a lot of energy to the ration. The mineral will be fed regardless if distillers is used so that shouldn't have much effect on the decision. Back to the post, if the distillers is available and you have the means to use it, I would definitely use it. My cows love it.bigbull338":2jfv64br said:your thinking is a good 1.we used to feed ddgs to our dairy herd back in the 70s.an we fed 20lbs a cow or 1 5 gal bucket pre cow.
novaman":30khndc4 said:Bandit your figures don't mean much to me. You are figuring distillers + mineral cost against a protein supplement + mineral. The distillers is not only a source of protein but also adds a lot of energy to the ration. The mineral will be fed regardless if distillers is used so that shouldn't have much effect on the decision.bigbull338":30khndc4 said:your thinking is a good 1.we used to feed ddgs to our dairy herd back in the 70s.an we fed 20lbs a cow or 1 5 gal bucket pre cow.
EAT BEEF":2z1ty2gy said:I just need to find an old gravity wagon pretty cheap that has decent tires on it.
They seem pretty cheap in Iowa,I've been thinking of going up and getting a trailer load of wagons and feed carts and selling them down here.I could drop one off for you on the way back ;-)