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Do your cows eat GRASS??
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<blockquote data-quote="George Monk" data-source="post: 328091" data-attributes="member: 3545"><p>Doc</p><p>We maintain a great body condition (and keep them easy handling) on our cows by feeding 2lbs/hd/day. At $5.00/bu that's $65/yr/hd. If I were to go broke because I feed 2lbs/day then there is no way that I should own any cows right now. I could never survive a drought year like this because the addition hay we have fed this year is far and above the expense of the corn we feed. Just the amount of hay fed would make owning cows impossible never mind the additional increase in $$$/bale. </p><p>I have herd (pun intended) this argument that you shouldn't supplement your cows but I have yet to be convinced of it. I feel that I will get more calves from my cows if they are well conditioned. Plus they are in great shape when they are finished in my herd so they bring more $$$ when they are sold. Some are even bought to go into other herds as breeders.</p><p>Now all that said I could be wrong :lol:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="George Monk, post: 328091, member: 3545"] Doc We maintain a great body condition (and keep them easy handling) on our cows by feeding 2lbs/hd/day. At $5.00/bu that's $65/yr/hd. If I were to go broke because I feed 2lbs/day then there is no way that I should own any cows right now. I could never survive a drought year like this because the addition hay we have fed this year is far and above the expense of the corn we feed. Just the amount of hay fed would make owning cows impossible never mind the additional increase in $$$/bale. I have herd (pun intended) this argument that you shouldn't supplement your cows but I have yet to be convinced of it. I feel that I will get more calves from my cows if they are well conditioned. Plus they are in great shape when they are finished in my herd so they bring more $$$ when they are sold. Some are even bought to go into other herds as breeders. Now all that said I could be wrong :lol: [/QUOTE]
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