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<blockquote data-quote="stocky" data-source="post: 92732" data-attributes="member: 1150"><p>preston, i am a firm believer that the best way to feed is to unroll the hay on the ground. however, there are a number of circumstances that have to be right. first, you have to have the right number of cows in the pasture to eat 1 bale or 2 bales etc in one day. if you unroll more hay than 1 day's supply they will lay on it and waste it. second, it cant be raining or wet and muddy, or they will just trample it and waste it.</p><p> if you have half enough cows for 1 bale you can unroll half of a bale and take the rest out of the pasture for the next day. </p><p> one thing i really like to do is unroll real good hay, just a part of their daily intake and then put lesser hay in the round bale feeder. this way all the cows get some of the real good hay and then they can go and fill up on the lesser quality hay in the feeder. this way they all have enough to eat and everyone has an equal chance at the real good hay.</p><p> the advantages of unrolling hay are that all cows can eat at the same time. with feeders, the older or more timid cows have to wait their turn, usually this means lesser quality hay for those that need the better hay.</p><p> also, it is easier for the older cows to eat the loose hay off the ground than to pull the tightly wound hay out of a real tight bale---much easier on their weaker teeth and they eat more----better for their health.</p><p> the key is to unroll only what they will eat today or less than they will eat if you have hay in the feeders----dont have equal quality hay in the feeders or they will pick through the hay on the ground and then go to the feeders to pick through that</p><p> when it is raining or i only have less than 20 cows, i just feed in two feeders so they all can eat at any time</p><p> when snow is on, i like to unroll some lesser quality hay for them to pick through and for the baby calves to lay on---really helps them to have hay between them and the snow, and there is enough waste on the outside of a round bale to give them real good bedding on the snow---i calve year round, so that helps them alot and lots of times i have a cow freshen on this hay</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stocky, post: 92732, member: 1150"] preston, i am a firm believer that the best way to feed is to unroll the hay on the ground. however, there are a number of circumstances that have to be right. first, you have to have the right number of cows in the pasture to eat 1 bale or 2 bales etc in one day. if you unroll more hay than 1 day's supply they will lay on it and waste it. second, it cant be raining or wet and muddy, or they will just trample it and waste it. if you have half enough cows for 1 bale you can unroll half of a bale and take the rest out of the pasture for the next day. one thing i really like to do is unroll real good hay, just a part of their daily intake and then put lesser hay in the round bale feeder. this way all the cows get some of the real good hay and then they can go and fill up on the lesser quality hay in the feeder. this way they all have enough to eat and everyone has an equal chance at the real good hay. the advantages of unrolling hay are that all cows can eat at the same time. with feeders, the older or more timid cows have to wait their turn, usually this means lesser quality hay for those that need the better hay. also, it is easier for the older cows to eat the loose hay off the ground than to pull the tightly wound hay out of a real tight bale---much easier on their weaker teeth and they eat more----better for their health. the key is to unroll only what they will eat today or less than they will eat if you have hay in the feeders----dont have equal quality hay in the feeders or they will pick through the hay on the ground and then go to the feeders to pick through that when it is raining or i only have less than 20 cows, i just feed in two feeders so they all can eat at any time when snow is on, i like to unroll some lesser quality hay for them to pick through and for the baby calves to lay on---really helps them to have hay between them and the snow, and there is enough waste on the outside of a round bale to give them real good bedding on the snow---i calve year round, so that helps them alot and lots of times i have a cow freshen on this hay [/QUOTE]
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