chippie
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We were able to purchase enough hay to last to next spring before hay prices start sky rocketing.
One less thing to worry about. Thank goodness!
One less thing to worry about. Thank goodness!
chippie":1cscetab said:We were able to purchase enough hay to last to next spring before hay prices start sky rocketing.
One less thing to worry about. Thank goodness!
i hate to ask this on some1 elses thread.but how meny of your cows went to the packing house that you sold.an how meny went back to the farm.1982vett":8rswz814 said:Oh I believe in prepairing early for hay needs....in a way that's what I did today....I've got enough hay in the barn right now to feed about 4 months....for me that is usually mid-Oct to mid March....Oops...that's 5 months. So either I need to bale some (maybe this fall) or sell some more cows....which today averaged 69.88 cents/lb with an average weight of 1370 lbs....exceeded my feared expectation of 65 cents/lb and 1250 average weight....met the hoped for 70 cent/lb and exceeded the 1300 lb average I hopped for....Definitely happier tonight than I was last night.
Shoot, Tomorrow I'll even pay back the money I loaned myself 8 years ago to make all the improvements and upgrades I've done...
And by all means...what is right for me doesn't mean it is right for you...I understand that.
chippie":2d2bxor3 said:We do not have a lot of cattle anymore. 3 Jersey cows (2 fresh), 2 Braunvieh cows, one Beefmaster heifer, one Angus/Braunvieh heifer and an Angus/Braunvieh yearling bull. We have 8 horses. Fortunately, we are not having to feed a lot of hay right now (except the milk cows who get alfalfa), but the way things look weather wise it was smarter for us to buy next winter's hay now while it is available and before the prices go up.
We bought enough where if we do need to feed hay this summer, we have enough to carry us through.
1982vett":16hybn3o said:ALL of them went to packers...
3waycross":uysj6fup said:chippie":uysj6fup said:We do not have a lot of cattle anymore. 3 Jersey cows (2 fresh), 2 Braunvieh cows, one Beefmaster heifer, one Angus/Braunvieh heifer and an Angus/Braunvieh yearling bull. We have 8 horses. Fortunately, we are not having to feed a lot of hay right now (except the milk cows who get alfalfa), but the way things look weather wise it was smarter for us to buy next winter's hay now while it is available and before the prices go up.
We bought enough where if we do need to feed hay this summer, we have enough to carry us through.
Before I ask this question I will freely admit to having no use for hayburners(horses). Long story coming from watching my Dad lose a small fortune running quarter horses in the 60's.
So having said that out of those 8 horses how many do you feel actually earn their keep. I figure you could feed at least 10 pairs for what it costs to feed 8 horses.
Don't think I am critisizing you for keeping horses but, I can never make it pencil out what it costs to feed a horse for what good most folks get out of em.
3waycross":24kj0t0d said:So having said that out of those 8 horses how many do you feel actually earn their keep. I figure you could feed at least 10 pairs for what it costs to feed 8 horses.
Don't think I am critisizing you for keeping horses but, I can never make it pencil out what it costs to feed a horse for what good most folks get out of em.
3waycross":2syz7y39 said:chippie":2syz7y39 said:We do not have a lot of cattle anymore. 3 Jersey cows (2 fresh), 2 Braunvieh cows, one Beefmaster heifer, one Angus/Braunvieh heifer and an Angus/Braunvieh yearling bull. We have 8 horses. Fortunately, we are not having to feed a lot of hay right now (except the milk cows who get alfalfa), but the way things look weather wise it was smarter for us to buy next winter's hay now while it is available and before the prices go up.
We bought enough where if we do need to feed hay this summer, we have enough to carry us through.
Before I ask this question I will freely admit to having no use for hayburners(horses). Long story coming from watching my Dad lose a small fortune running quarter horses in the 60's.
So having said that out of those 8 horses how many do you feel actually earn their keep. I figure you could feed at least 10 pairs for what it costs to feed 8 horses.
Don't think I am critisizing you for keeping horses but, I can never make it pencil out what it costs to feed a horse for what good most folks get out of em.
since you have the equipment you might as well use it.GMN":2al7jiyc said:this is always a dillemma for us, finding hay and enough of it from the same person or close to home. We do some custom baling but with diesel so crazy high now, gonna have to re-think that.