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How do you feed your hay rolls?
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<blockquote data-quote="spidersmouse" data-source="post: 990714" data-attributes="member: 20140"><p>We built a long bunk and unroll one every morning. We have about 40 head, used to use elevated bale feeders. They'd pull out hay everywhere and stomp it. Two years ago, we poured a slab about 30 feet long and slightly wider than a bale, built 2x4 head slats with a 2x12 kick board, then poured ten feet flat on each side for the cows to stand on. Gates on our side of the fence; open the middle gate, put the bale on its side, cut the netwrap, give is a shove and unroll it. When it gets mucky on the concrete, open the gate on our side, drive the skidder down, push the poop into a pile for spring. We don't loose any hay now. And we feed fodder/straw whatever, use it for feeding grain, put salt blocks here and there. We did all the work, only real expense was the cement and what we're saving on hay, it paid for itself in a couple months. Found they'll eat whatever we feed because they don't have a chance to be picky. If they're hungry they eat it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spidersmouse, post: 990714, member: 20140"] We built a long bunk and unroll one every morning. We have about 40 head, used to use elevated bale feeders. They'd pull out hay everywhere and stomp it. Two years ago, we poured a slab about 30 feet long and slightly wider than a bale, built 2x4 head slats with a 2x12 kick board, then poured ten feet flat on each side for the cows to stand on. Gates on our side of the fence; open the middle gate, put the bale on its side, cut the netwrap, give is a shove and unroll it. When it gets mucky on the concrete, open the gate on our side, drive the skidder down, push the poop into a pile for spring. We don't loose any hay now. And we feed fodder/straw whatever, use it for feeding grain, put salt blocks here and there. We did all the work, only real expense was the cement and what we're saving on hay, it paid for itself in a couple months. Found they'll eat whatever we feed because they don't have a chance to be picky. If they're hungry they eat it. [/QUOTE]
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