sandhiller
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Cold weather, 35 lbs or more a day
Keeping in mind also that "cold" to us is little more than "just about right" for a cow. :nod:sandhiller":5b0kbnbc said:Cold weather, 35 lbs or more a day
Lazy M":1wev696x said:Also need to factor in if the cows have calves. Our spring calving herds are looking good with approximately 35 #/day. Our fall calving herd is holding condition with around 45#/day..I may cut the fall group back a little because we started creeping the calves 2 weeks ago and I am noticing more hay being left in the rings.
+/- 2.568 lbs. per head per day. :mrgreen:Son of Butch":hln952gi said:Isn't the rule of thumb the amount a cow should eat should be equal to the amount of wood a woodchuck would chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Bar E":3njlyjqz said:Rule of thumb is 5 round bales per cow per winter? Yes or no?
And of course you weight each bale and make adjustments for light bales and excessive waste? :shock:east_tex":1oejsznh said:Bar E":1oejsznh said:Rule of thumb is 5 round bales per cow per winter? Yes or no?
If you assume feeding 1000 pound rolls of hay to 1000 pound cows then I think about one roll per cow per winter month. Our extension service here recommends 2.6 percent of body weight of per cow per day and to assume a 20 percent waste of hay. So 1000 pound cow times .026 then divide by .8 for the waste and multiply by thirty for the days in the month = 975 pounds of hay in a30 day month.