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Feeding Beef Cattle only on lawn grass clippings
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<blockquote data-quote="mnmtranching" data-source="post: 632075" data-attributes="member: 3937"><p>I don't see the point in discouraging this plan. :???: </p><p></p><p>Seems to me that lawn clippings would be decent cattle feed. I can see it being very high moisture, but with plenty of protein. If you take a few pounds, dry it down to hay moisture you would find that you would have only a few ounces of dry matter. Depends on how much the calf can eat of the green clippings. In time it would probably adjust and eat large quantities. I doubt there would be problems with herbicide/pesticide residual? Anybody ever see how often a potato field is sprayed? :shock: :help: Almost daily :cry2: they even spray to kill the plant a day or two before harvest. So a little in the cattle diet? so what? :cowboy: </p><p>I would recommend going ahead with your plan. I would add a couple pounds of dry feed, but on top the clippings.</p><p>Dairy calves would be the cheapest, bought as soon as they are on solid feed would cost about 70.80 cents per pound. Good beef calves would a 400 pounds be in the $1.15 range per pound. Give it a try, maybe a couple dairy calves and a couple beef. See which works out the best for you. Good Luck!</p><p>And DO NOT feed moldy clippings. I think it would work good to seal in large air tight bags.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mnmtranching, post: 632075, member: 3937"] I don't see the point in discouraging this plan. :???: Seems to me that lawn clippings would be decent cattle feed. I can see it being very high moisture, but with plenty of protein. If you take a few pounds, dry it down to hay moisture you would find that you would have only a few ounces of dry matter. Depends on how much the calf can eat of the green clippings. In time it would probably adjust and eat large quantities. I doubt there would be problems with herbicide/pesticide residual? Anybody ever see how often a potato field is sprayed? :shock: :help: Almost daily :cry2: they even spray to kill the plant a day or two before harvest. So a little in the cattle diet? so what? :cowboy: I would recommend going ahead with your plan. I would add a couple pounds of dry feed, but on top the clippings. Dairy calves would be the cheapest, bought as soon as they are on solid feed would cost about 70.80 cents per pound. Good beef calves would a 400 pounds be in the $1.15 range per pound. Give it a try, maybe a couple dairy calves and a couple beef. See which works out the best for you. Good Luck! And DO NOT feed moldy clippings. I think it would work good to seal in large air tight bags. [/QUOTE]
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