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<blockquote data-quote="Bez" data-source="post: 60021" data-attributes="member: 412"><p>Rookie</p><p></p><p>I have never really given it much thought. </p><p></p><p>Let me explain exactly what I feed in the line of corn.</p><p></p><p>When it is combined and then run through the dryer and various augers to put it into the bin, there is of course the undersized corn. Then there is the "boot" that the kernel sits in. That is almost like a red dust. Around here it is called "Red Dog". No idea why - it just is. Along with that the combine tends to break some of the kernels as do the augers. Combining routinely takes place in sub zero temperatures and the kernel is brittle.</p><p></p><p>When all of this is run through the system, it travels over a screen that pulls all of this "waste" out and leaves a higher grade whole kernel. This high grade goes to market. The rest goes to the cows.</p><p></p><p>The stuff I feed tends to one day be lots of undersized whole corn - the next a mixture of whole and cracked and red dog. It just comes out of the bin in the order it goes into the bin.</p><p></p><p>I usually throw about 5 - 8 pounds of this to each animal - it actually goes on the snow and they pick it up. I just find a clean spot every day and put it out in a row about 100 yards long. It must be good, as they compete like crazy for it. Heaven knows they are certainly not wasting away.</p><p></p><p>When I look at what comes out the other end, I sometimes see a few kernels of corn - but far less than one might imagine. I suspect this is because I tend to feed just before dark. They in turn tend to bed down for most of the night and either sleep or chew their cud. There are no lights where they winter and our daylight ends at about 1630 at present. It does not get light until about 0700 - so there is lots of "chew time".</p><p></p><p>I started feeding at this time for other reasons, but it does seem to have cut down on wastage.</p><p></p><p>I know it is not scientific, but it works for us.</p><p></p><p>Big thing for us - cheaper is better.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps - stay well,</p><p></p><p>Bez</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez, post: 60021, member: 412"] Rookie I have never really given it much thought. Let me explain exactly what I feed in the line of corn. When it is combined and then run through the dryer and various augers to put it into the bin, there is of course the undersized corn. Then there is the "boot" that the kernel sits in. That is almost like a red dust. Around here it is called "Red Dog". No idea why - it just is. Along with that the combine tends to break some of the kernels as do the augers. Combining routinely takes place in sub zero temperatures and the kernel is brittle. When all of this is run through the system, it travels over a screen that pulls all of this "waste" out and leaves a higher grade whole kernel. This high grade goes to market. The rest goes to the cows. The stuff I feed tends to one day be lots of undersized whole corn - the next a mixture of whole and cracked and red dog. It just comes out of the bin in the order it goes into the bin. I usually throw about 5 - 8 pounds of this to each animal - it actually goes on the snow and they pick it up. I just find a clean spot every day and put it out in a row about 100 yards long. It must be good, as they compete like crazy for it. Heaven knows they are certainly not wasting away. When I look at what comes out the other end, I sometimes see a few kernels of corn - but far less than one might imagine. I suspect this is because I tend to feed just before dark. They in turn tend to bed down for most of the night and either sleep or chew their cud. There are no lights where they winter and our daylight ends at about 1630 at present. It does not get light until about 0700 - so there is lots of "chew time". I started feeding at this time for other reasons, but it does seem to have cut down on wastage. I know it is not scientific, but it works for us. Big thing for us - cheaper is better. Hope this helps - stay well, Bez [/QUOTE]
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