Feeding Candy to your herd?

[aplusmnt]

On occasion our cows get a treat they get some of that expensive Bermuda hay instead of Fescue or Prairie. The sure do eat it like it is candy.

 

[Beefy]

the only candy mine get is wilted thistles when i chop them down. there are a few smart ones that follow me around and eat the tall grass that was growing under the thistles when i whack them down. they also like wilted pigweed now.

 

[Herefordcross]

I see an ad in the Lancastar farming of a guy selling candy and citrus pulp pellets. Gave him a call and I haven't heard back from him yet.

 

[msscamp]

werent cows once designed to eat grass? i heard that one time.

:shock: What a concept! Where did you hear this, it might be beneficial! We can always spend a few thousand tax dollars to check it out. ;-)

 

[3MR]

My friends dad used to feed all the day old stuff, bread, twinkies, moon pies, you name it to his hogs. He always took the wrappers off though. I remember it well. He would sit there with a pick up truck full unwrapping them. "one for them; One for me" He had a heart attack and died, but he still lived longer than the hogs. :cboy:

Seriously, aside from everything else, I would be very scared to feed the wrappers with the candy, bread, or anything else. Even if it passes it will just be laying around the pasture not decomposing.

 

[redfornow]

werent cows once designed to eat grass? i heard that one time.

:shock: What a concept! Where did you hear this, it might be beneficial! We can always spend a few thousand tax dollars to check it out. ;-)

I bet with enough money spent they could come up with a "candy intake EPD" could make us all money.

MD

 

[Karl]

Our "candy" is the absolute best alfalfa hay we put up

 

[Herefordcross]

Got ahold of the guy about the candy. He sells it already ground up pretty well. Guarenteed analysis minimum, 10% protein 10%fat, will give cattle diabetes if fed for an extended period of time :lol: :lol: Just kidding about the last part. It costs $65 aton picked up. I'm gonna try a few ton just for the heck of it.