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How Much Feed for Beef Cows?
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<blockquote data-quote="NorCalFarms" data-source="post: 338275" data-attributes="member: 2465"><p>I'd have to say if they are getting plenty of the grass hay, and you are supplementing with corn gluten and alfalfa they should be fine. When feeding large groups just keep an eye on the skinnest ones. If they start to lose any wieght you should probably up the feed a little. Don't worry if they 'seem' a little hungry. They will just do that when they get used to the feed truck bringing them dinner all the time. Mine can be in summer grass up to my knees and if I start the old truck I feed with, here they come. </p><p></p><p>Don't worry about feeding every other day. Every day is nice if you can do it, but every other day with work if they have something to eat most of the time (like pasture). I left a bunch of cows out on the desert one winter (two hour drive away) on a private lease, all they had to eat was dry grass. I took some alfalfa and grass out to them every few days or at least every other day when what little feed was out there was covered in snow. I'd just look at how much feed was left where I was feeding and adjust accordingly. I rarely saw most of the cows as they were out on the lease, but they did just fine. They calved around 90% and looked great when I moved them in the spring.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NorCalFarms, post: 338275, member: 2465"] I'd have to say if they are getting plenty of the grass hay, and you are supplementing with corn gluten and alfalfa they should be fine. When feeding large groups just keep an eye on the skinnest ones. If they start to lose any wieght you should probably up the feed a little. Don't worry if they 'seem' a little hungry. They will just do that when they get used to the feed truck bringing them dinner all the time. Mine can be in summer grass up to my knees and if I start the old truck I feed with, here they come. Don't worry about feeding every other day. Every day is nice if you can do it, but every other day with work if they have something to eat most of the time (like pasture). I left a bunch of cows out on the desert one winter (two hour drive away) on a private lease, all they had to eat was dry grass. I took some alfalfa and grass out to them every few days or at least every other day when what little feed was out there was covered in snow. I'd just look at how much feed was left where I was feeding and adjust accordingly. I rarely saw most of the cows as they were out on the lease, but they did just fine. They calved around 90% and looked great when I moved them in the spring. [/QUOTE]
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