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<blockquote data-quote="Farm Family" data-source="post: 1843689" data-attributes="member: 43070"><p>We use a combination of rings and "busting out" which is basically "rolling out". We find more waste with rings. I am interested in the notion of setting bale on its side. This would be a challenge in our funnel like feeders that narrow in center but would be fine (bit challenging getting wrap and or twine removed) in the uniform width rings. I am going to experiment. My husband and kids can you hear their eyes widen and roll <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /> </p><p></p><p>Yearling replacements are on hay rings. And they tend to be wasteful "teenagers", spoiled creatures who have to learn the fine art of responsibility and rations. They lay around feeder vs straw pack and in this manner won't eat from ground. The cows are not this way, move back to straw packs to bed, clean up the ground around rings better. </p><p></p><p>I have been told "busting" prevents bedding more than "rolling". I do not know on our operation as we strictly "bust" but I can see the theory in this in that the "busted" feed is light and fluffy vs flat. Perhaps? Not sure. We have found there is a fine line to straw pack and feeding grounds…more distance and/or proximity to water/mineral can encourage cattle to bed in windrows vs return to windbreak/straw packs. Calves bed in windrows while mamas eat full stop. We tend to only bust what they reasonably can eat. Keep them on that border and they clean their plates. We also find scrapping the "table" helps vs busting into fluffy snow. Feed gets pushed into that snow layer and creates waste. </p><p></p><p>My thoughts for what they are worth<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤷♀️" title="Woman shrugging :woman_shrugging:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937-2640.png" data-shortname=":woman_shrugging:" /> Happy feeding.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farm Family, post: 1843689, member: 43070"] We use a combination of rings and “busting out” which is basically “rolling out”. We find more waste with rings. I am interested in the notion of setting bale on its side. This would be a challenge in our funnel like feeders that narrow in center but would be fine (bit challenging getting wrap and or twine removed) in the uniform width rings. I am going to experiment. My husband and kids can you hear their eyes widen and roll 😂 Yearling replacements are on hay rings. And they tend to be wasteful “teenagers”, spoiled creatures who have to learn the fine art of responsibility and rations. They lay around feeder vs straw pack and in this manner won’t eat from ground. The cows are not this way, move back to straw packs to bed, clean up the ground around rings better. I have been told “busting” prevents bedding more than “rolling”. I do not know on our operation as we strictly “bust” but I can see the theory in this in that the “busted” feed is light and fluffy vs flat. Perhaps? Not sure. We have found there is a fine line to straw pack and feeding grounds…more distance and/or proximity to water/mineral can encourage cattle to bed in windrows vs return to windbreak/straw packs. Calves bed in windrows while mamas eat full stop. We tend to only bust what they reasonably can eat. Keep them on that border and they clean their plates. We also find scrapping the “table” helps vs busting into fluffy snow. Feed gets pushed into that snow layer and creates waste. My thoughts for what they are worth🤷♀️ Happy feeding. [/QUOTE]
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