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Economic Brood Cow Ration/Nutrition?
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<blockquote data-quote="lukem86" data-source="post: 122465" data-attributes="member: 1403"><p>Im just getting started in the cow/calf business...</p><p></p><p>A comment from another guy who is feeding some cattle got me thinking the other day. He is feeding 8 small squares of hay a day right now to his brood cows. He already sold some of his hay this year for $3 dollars a bale. I dont know if you can look at it this simply or not with brood cows, but he said "I sure aint making $24 dollars worth of meat every day." </p><p></p><p>While his comment makes sense to me, why he is feeding his good hay to the cows doesnt really. </p><p></p><p>So my question is what are you cow/calf producers feeding your cows during the winter months? I havent consulted a nutritionist yet on this...</p><p></p><p>Many dairy farms around my area are feeding straw in some sort of ration. Any ideas what they might be feeding with it? </p><p></p><p>I also know that guys will let the cows run in corn stubble for much of the winter. Would you ever bale stalks and feed them like hay. We raise several thousand acres of corn and soybeans so residue is abundant...</p><p></p><p>Do you stockpile in your pastures? </p><p></p><p>Thanks for your thoughts...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lukem86, post: 122465, member: 1403"] Im just getting started in the cow/calf business... A comment from another guy who is feeding some cattle got me thinking the other day. He is feeding 8 small squares of hay a day right now to his brood cows. He already sold some of his hay this year for $3 dollars a bale. I dont know if you can look at it this simply or not with brood cows, but he said "I sure aint making $24 dollars worth of meat every day." While his comment makes sense to me, why he is feeding his good hay to the cows doesnt really. So my question is what are you cow/calf producers feeding your cows during the winter months? I havent consulted a nutritionist yet on this... Many dairy farms around my area are feeding straw in some sort of ration. Any ideas what they might be feeding with it? I also know that guys will let the cows run in corn stubble for much of the winter. Would you ever bale stalks and feed them like hay. We raise several thousand acres of corn and soybeans so residue is abundant... Do you stockpile in your pastures? Thanks for your thoughts... [/QUOTE]
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