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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1651615" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>If you're fixin' to be out of grass in 10 days... you'd better be making some arrangements to feed. There will be little to no pasture re-growth from now until well up into March. Longhorns or not, they won't make it through the winter on good wishes. </p><p>We did management-intensive grazing for 25 years. But once the grass was gone - usually in late Oct to early November, we were on the hook to feed daily for the next 5 months or so.</p><p>Starting in 2007, we went to limit-feeding for the winter - shooting for 25#/hd/day hay + DDG (amount varied, depending upon hay analysis and stage of pregnancy/lactation of the cows - we had both spring and fall-calving groups). It ain't cheap. </p><p></p><p>Not all hay is created equal, and I've seen far too many cases of cows essentially starving to death with a rumen full of low-quality hay that did not provide enough nutrition for survival.</p><p> I know tubs are easy, but they're a d@mned expensive way to provide a little bit of protein. Way more bang for your buck with DDG, CGF, soyhull pellets, etc. </p><p>You've gotta get enough dry matter, energy, and protein into them to get 'em through a winter in decent shape.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1651615, member: 12607"] If you're fixin' to be out of grass in 10 days... you'd better be making some arrangements to feed. There will be little to no pasture re-growth from now until well up into March. Longhorns or not, they won't make it through the winter on good wishes. We did management-intensive grazing for 25 years. But once the grass was gone - usually in late Oct to early November, we were on the hook to feed daily for the next 5 months or so. Starting in 2007, we went to limit-feeding for the winter - shooting for 25#/hd/day hay + DDG (amount varied, depending upon hay analysis and stage of pregnancy/lactation of the cows - we had both spring and fall-calving groups). It ain't cheap. Not all hay is created equal, and I've seen far too many cases of cows essentially starving to death with a rumen full of low-quality hay that did not provide enough nutrition for survival. I know tubs are easy, but they're a d@mned expensive way to provide a little bit of protein. Way more bang for your buck with DDG, CGF, soyhull pellets, etc. You've gotta get enough dry matter, energy, and protein into them to get 'em through a winter in decent shape. [/QUOTE]
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