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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1378739" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>The tubs aren't cheap, but I have found that our heifers do alot better with that to go to, and just being on pasture. Once we get them in closer and can feed more easily then we don't use them much, but they have gotten some pretty iffy animals into alot better shape on pasture. And they also see us when we take them out, and fill mineral/salt feeders, and then they come and look for a little grain and we've got them to where they are saying, hey, these guys bring us good stuff....We cannot visit every pasture every day so the tubs do good for us. We don't find that they are that expensive when we see the improved condition. We have some poor pastures, and they seem to do the most good on those places. When you rent, sometimes you just have to do what you can; and what is sensible in a money input manner. We have renovated some pastures that we have had for years, but we have some that are iffy year to year, so we supplement the animals and don't get excited about the pasture. There are times that having a place to move animals to is as important as the quality, and we do have a fair amount of fescue at some places. There is also some rocky/shaley ground at some due to years of abuse and when we rent them we know what we are getting into and it is still beneficial to have turnout places for different groups even if the eating isn't top notch. All depends on the rental cost of the place. Many are low or no cost just so the owners can get the ag exemption for reduced taxes so it's not so bad. We can split our groups up smaller, give the good places a little break too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1378739, member: 25884"] The tubs aren't cheap, but I have found that our heifers do alot better with that to go to, and just being on pasture. Once we get them in closer and can feed more easily then we don't use them much, but they have gotten some pretty iffy animals into alot better shape on pasture. And they also see us when we take them out, and fill mineral/salt feeders, and then they come and look for a little grain and we've got them to where they are saying, hey, these guys bring us good stuff....We cannot visit every pasture every day so the tubs do good for us. We don't find that they are that expensive when we see the improved condition. We have some poor pastures, and they seem to do the most good on those places. When you rent, sometimes you just have to do what you can; and what is sensible in a money input manner. We have renovated some pastures that we have had for years, but we have some that are iffy year to year, so we supplement the animals and don't get excited about the pasture. There are times that having a place to move animals to is as important as the quality, and we do have a fair amount of fescue at some places. There is also some rocky/shaley ground at some due to years of abuse and when we rent them we know what we are getting into and it is still beneficial to have turnout places for different groups even if the eating isn't top notch. All depends on the rental cost of the place. Many are low or no cost just so the owners can get the ag exemption for reduced taxes so it's not so bad. We can split our groups up smaller, give the good places a little break too. [/QUOTE]
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