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<blockquote data-quote="gabby" data-source="post: 596149" data-attributes="member: 553"><p>I'm hoping to only feed hay for about a month and then let the herd feed themselves by grazing on rye/ryegrass. </p><p></p><p>I've planted rye/ryegrass on harrowed land, plus one sod-seeded patch. I have put nitrogen on some of it and got a good rain on it today. Expensive as heck though, over $100/acre just to get it planted, and nitrogen is another $60 per acre.</p><p></p><p>Last winter made a believer out of me. In spite of a very dry fall, I had 30 acres of ryegrass on harrowed ground that produced excellent grazing for 3 months starting in February. Fattened up 50 weanlings on it and they hardly put a dent in it. They ate it on the front end and squirted it out from the back end, but they wouldn't hardly eat any hay so I quit putting hay out for them</p><p></p><p>Question: Is anybody else grazing their mommas and babies on winter grain instead of haying them? What are the pitfalls? I'm planning on running mommas, babies and weaned/castrated calves all together. (Can't afford to give the calves away at today's prices.)</p><p>Thanks!</p><p>Gabby</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gabby, post: 596149, member: 553"] I'm hoping to only feed hay for about a month and then let the herd feed themselves by grazing on rye/ryegrass. I've planted rye/ryegrass on harrowed land, plus one sod-seeded patch. I have put nitrogen on some of it and got a good rain on it today. Expensive as heck though, over $100/acre just to get it planted, and nitrogen is another $60 per acre. Last winter made a believer out of me. In spite of a very dry fall, I had 30 acres of ryegrass on harrowed ground that produced excellent grazing for 3 months starting in February. Fattened up 50 weanlings on it and they hardly put a dent in it. They ate it on the front end and squirted it out from the back end, but they wouldn't hardly eat any hay so I quit putting hay out for them Question: Is anybody else grazing their mommas and babies on winter grain instead of haying them? What are the pitfalls? I'm planning on running mommas, babies and weaned/castrated calves all together. (Can't afford to give the calves away at today's prices.) Thanks! Gabby [/QUOTE]
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