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How often do you bed your cows?
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<blockquote data-quote="snake67" data-source="post: 1078664" data-attributes="member: 17764"><p>We are in Canada</p><p></p><p>The answer?</p><p></p><p>Never</p><p></p><p>Honestly cannot remember the last bale of straw we had that went to cows in the field.</p><p></p><p>We might bed the shelters if we have some in there - but that is only to keep them dry and off any mud.</p><p></p><p>None of our cows are under a man made shelter this year.</p><p></p><p>They might lay on some waste hay in the field - but they are as capable as moose and deer - how often do they get bedded?</p><p></p><p>When calves come - we MIGHT bed in the field - but if there is waste hay we do not bother.</p><p></p><p>When it snows the bedding is wasted under the snow anyways.</p><p></p><p>As long as that calf gets up and is dry and gets a suck it is good to go.</p><p></p><p>If Mom cannot raise it then they both go down the road - we try to the best of our ability to get the entire herd on "push button" mode.</p><p></p><p>They have a bush for shelter from the wind - round bales for feed and they seldom see any grain either - if the hay is 9% or better they will be fine.</p><p></p><p>I am sure there will be others who do it different but this is how we do it.</p><p></p><p>Best to you</p><p></p><p>Bez</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snake67, post: 1078664, member: 17764"] We are in Canada The answer? Never Honestly cannot remember the last bale of straw we had that went to cows in the field. We might bed the shelters if we have some in there - but that is only to keep them dry and off any mud. None of our cows are under a man made shelter this year. They might lay on some waste hay in the field - but they are as capable as moose and deer - how often do they get bedded? When calves come - we MIGHT bed in the field - but if there is waste hay we do not bother. When it snows the bedding is wasted under the snow anyways. As long as that calf gets up and is dry and gets a suck it is good to go. If Mom cannot raise it then they both go down the road - we try to the best of our ability to get the entire herd on "push button" mode. They have a bush for shelter from the wind - round bales for feed and they seldom see any grain either - if the hay is 9% or better they will be fine. I am sure there will be others who do it different but this is how we do it. Best to you Bez [/QUOTE]
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