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<blockquote data-quote="Bez&amp;gt;" data-source="post: 404778" data-attributes="member: 6007"><p>I once fed straw for a couple years straight to our entire herd of cattle.</p><p></p><p>While folks may think there is no nutritional value to it, there is actually a substantial amount.</p><p></p><p>We always have a few hundred big round bales on hand. We tend to let it sit out in the open.</p><p></p><p>Cows love it. Especially the aged and weathered stuff.</p><p></p><p>We also always bale any failed fields of oats - cows will eat that over good hay bales.</p><p></p><p>Straw is something has compaction issues, so water and protein / mineral must always be available.</p><p></p><p>This is a common topic from about two years ago - lots if you run a search for info.</p><p></p><p>For those in tough feed situations, I would recommend there is always a bunch of straw in the feed yard - buy it when it is easily found and stock pile it - you can feed it out a lot later. </p><p></p><p>Barley bales can have an irritation issue - I always forget which - 2 row or 6 row - one is rough on their mouths.</p><p></p><p>We have in the past feed out straw bales that were nearly 10 years old. Looked like heck but cows loved them.</p><p></p><p>I always wondered why more people did not feed it to their cattle.</p><p></p><p>Bez></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez>, post: 404778, member: 6007"] I once fed straw for a couple years straight to our entire herd of cattle. While folks may think there is no nutritional value to it, there is actually a substantial amount. We always have a few hundred big round bales on hand. We tend to let it sit out in the open. Cows love it. Especially the aged and weathered stuff. We also always bale any failed fields of oats - cows will eat that over good hay bales. Straw is something has compaction issues, so water and protein / mineral must always be available. This is a common topic from about two years ago - lots if you run a search for info. For those in tough feed situations, I would recommend there is always a bunch of straw in the feed yard - buy it when it is easily found and stock pile it - you can feed it out a lot later. Barley bales can have an irritation issue - I always forget which - 2 row or 6 row - one is rough on their mouths. We have in the past feed out straw bales that were nearly 10 years old. Looked like heck but cows loved them. I always wondered why more people did not feed it to their cattle. Bez> [/QUOTE]
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