skyhightree1 said:Stocker Steve said:How do you know when you are overfeeding?
He seems to know everything about everything so im sure you will get an answer that has to be right because he says so. Ya know no matter how long you go on this site its always a know it all.. SMH I can't say that I missed that at all. Its a shame a couple week return and already blocking someone.
Hay is my biggest expense as well. And you're exactly right. A cow can starve to death with a full stomach. I test my hay for each individual field, and each cutting. And supplement accordingly. Best money you can spend in regards to feeding. And while my method of monitoring what they clean up in a couple of hours may or may not work for others, it is important to take into consideration the quality of the hay you're feeding. Naturally there will be more waste with poor, rotten, rank hay, etc. I don't have it down to an exact science but I'm getting closer. I still wish I had the resources to get closer to year round grazing, with hay as an emergency backup. But to do that means I have to be able to control the moisture, which means pivots, because stockpiling doesn't work well here.True Grit Farms said:Well Lucky and JMJ Farms are right. I'd like to know how to tell when your over feeding hay to your cattle also. There's no doubt hay is my biggest cattle expense. I grade my hay from poor to good and feed and supplement it accordingly. People who buy and feed cheap hay get exactly what they paid for it. You need to know what your hay quality is before you feed it. A lot of cows died here with a full belly of poor hay last year.
True Grit Farms said:Well Lucky and JMJ Farms are right. I'd like to know how to tell when your over feeding hay to your cattle also. There's no doubt hay is my biggest cattle expense. I grade my hay from poor to good and feed and supplement it accordingly. People who buy and feed cheap hay get exactly what they paid for it. You need to know what your hay quality is before you feed it. A lot of cows died here with a full belly of poor hay last year.
Lucky said:Sounds like JMJ and I have close to the same routine.
Do you guys have feed stores that deliver in bulk in y'alls area? Buying in bulk and feeding out of a truck feeder has been a big savings for me. I know this is something that won't work for everyone but I'm too tight to waste the .50 to .75 cents on the sack. Before I got an overhead I picked it up a ton at a time in suger sacks and fed out of buckets.
Lucky said:Thanks for the link CB, I wasn't aware of this. The mix I fed from Oct- April had 10% WSC in it. Fed 6#'s a day. I kept a group of heifers as replacements out of this bunch. Pulled the bull last night and will preg check in 45 days, one more thing to worry about. Lol
TennesseeTuxedo said:This is a long running thread with little to no adverse behavior Grit. Should be good for the advertisers.
cowrancher75 said:hoping to secure 1000 acres that can run 300 pairs..
wish me luck boys
True Grit Farms said:TennesseeTuxedo said:This is a long running thread with little to no adverse behavior Grit. Should be good for the advertisers.
Maybe it's because none of the trouble makers - attention seekers have posted on this thread yet.
That was always my problem, knowing when it was enough.usually the floor would tell me..Caustic Burno said:Lucky said:Thanks for the link CB, I wasn't aware of this. The mix I fed from Oct- April had 10% WSC in it. Fed 6#'s a day. I kept a group of heifers as replacements out of this bunch. Pulled the bull last night and will preg check in 45 days, one more thing to worry about. Lol
but so is Jack Daniels got to know when enough is enough.