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Caustic Burno":1lml65pc said:oakcreekfarms":1lml65pc said:Quick question, if I can buy a good ration for $130 a ton, you feed 5lbs a day that's only around $10 a month. How is that so bad. If I am lacking the grass I will feed, and I save on my hay bill by feeding a little extra to the calves. I figure I will either feed more of one and less of the other, or the other way around.
It's all about controlling cost on the front end you spend 10 dollars a month over 6 months I spend nothing and hold the calf an extra month on grass and pocket 70 more dollars.
I agree on controlling costs but I think it also comes down to what oakcreekfarms said about lacking grass. Sometimes its hard to spend nothing and hold the calf an extra month on grass when there ain't enough grass to go around. Now on the other hand maybe the grass issue needs to be looked into. Could it be poor to start with or maybe its just overstocked?
Not enough info for me to take one side or the other. (but I do agree if you have the grass, then feeding out of a sack is bad news)