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<blockquote data-quote="JMJ Farms" data-source="post: 1594004" data-attributes="member: 24583"><p>Can't say I missed the unnecessary smart mouth remarks from some either.</p><p>Remember, we have two ears and one mouth. </p><p>With that said, as has already been mentioned, there are charts and such that tell you the normal intake of hay by different weight cattle. A simple route, that I usually use, is to feed them whatever they will clean up in about two hours, twice a day. But I roll my hay out, so this is easy for me to judge. </p><p></p><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JMJ Farms, post: 1594004, member: 24583"] Can’t say I missed the unnecessary smart mouth remarks from some either. Remember, we have two ears and one mouth. With that said, as has already been mentioned, there are charts and such that tell you the normal intake of hay by different weight cattle. A simple route, that I usually use, is to feed them whatever they will clean up in about two hours, twice a day. But I roll my hay out, so this is easy for me to judge. 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. [/QUOTE]
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