Is this hay combo Ok for Longhorns?

[Proud Native Texan]

Hi,
Hay is tough to find right now. Is this combo ok for my Longhorns? Johnson grass crabgrass, blue stem sage & Bermuda?

 

[kenny thomas]

Maturity and conditions it was baled in might be more important than the grass type.

 

[gcreekrch]

I was always under the impression you could graze Longhorns and Corrientes on the arena……

 

[50/50Farms]

Hi,
Hay is tough to find right now. Is this combo ok for my Longhorns? Johnson grass crabgrass, blue stem sage & Bermuda?

Won't be the worst thing they've eaten.

 

[Warren Allison]

Hi,
Hay is tough to find right now. Is this combo ok for my Longhorns? Johnson grass crabgrass, blue stem sage & Bermuda?

Depends on how it was fertilized and limed, when it was cut, when it was baled, how it was stored. Should be fine. If it is too bad for them they wont eat it. Where are you located?

 

[ClinchValley86]

Yes.

 

[Lucky_P]

Without a nutritional analysis, you can't tell.
I've bought predominantly warm-season grass hay that had great ADF/NDF numbers - seller thought he had something comparable to alfalfa... except that the crude protein was 4%... below 7%, there's not enough N in hay for the rumen microherd to even be able to break it down.
If we had fed only that hay without supplementing protein in a big way, we'd have had cows starving to death with a belly full of indigestible hay - and all they could eat, still sitting in front of them.

 

[Bestoutwest]

My longhorns would rather eat the weeds through the fence than the grass/alfalfa pasture in front of them. They'll be fine.

 

[tex452]

My longhorns would rather eat the weeds through the fence than the grass/alfalfa pasture in front of them. They'll be fine.

Yea, they are like a goat.

 

[BC]

Hi,
Hay is tough to find right now. Is this combo ok for my Longhorns? Johnson grass crabgrass, blue stem sage & Bermuda?

Maybe or maybe not. As Kenny Thomas said it depends on maturity when cut. Without a forage test, you are only guessing if the hay is meeting the nutritional needs of your cattle. I test every cutting. Hay is fed and supplemented if needed based on stage of production of the cow.