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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 1116280" data-attributes="member: 637"><p>I normally have mild winters, and put out little feed. My biggest eater is my smallest framed cow. She is not a tiny cow, but she eats like an Electrolux vacuum cleaner. Once she cleans up her area, she runs to another spot, and pushes the other cows off. There is one pound of feed in the trough with just enough Rumensin pellets per cow. I keep an eye on my cows and see what is going on. </p><p></p><p>I also had been saving 5 bales per cow through the winter because the bales were so tight and nice, but for the last couple of years, I have noticed that the bales are much more loose, and I have been saving 7 per cow. I have plenty left over to feed all the way through the summer along with the pasture and then I feed the remaining for the beginning of the following winter. </p><p></p><p>Also, my favorite cows are here at the house. It is a 10 acre pasture and in the summer, it normally has up to 17 animals grazing it. I have the pastures cut into two fields that I rotate. With the clover growing back so fast, I have no trouble with maintaining their body weight. So, I have a good idea how much they or how little they are eating.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuckie, post: 1116280, member: 637"] I normally have mild winters, and put out little feed. My biggest eater is my smallest framed cow. She is not a tiny cow, but she eats like an Electrolux vacuum cleaner. Once she cleans up her area, she runs to another spot, and pushes the other cows off. There is one pound of feed in the trough with just enough Rumensin pellets per cow. I keep an eye on my cows and see what is going on. I also had been saving 5 bales per cow through the winter because the bales were so tight and nice, but for the last couple of years, I have noticed that the bales are much more loose, and I have been saving 7 per cow. I have plenty left over to feed all the way through the summer along with the pasture and then I feed the remaining for the beginning of the following winter. Also, my favorite cows are here at the house. It is a 10 acre pasture and in the summer, it normally has up to 17 animals grazing it. I have the pastures cut into two fields that I rotate. With the clover growing back so fast, I have no trouble with maintaining their body weight. So, I have a good idea how much they or how little they are eating. [/QUOTE]
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