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Net cost of feeding Cow Hay in the North
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<blockquote data-quote="Alberta farmer" data-source="post: 623549" data-attributes="member: 8978"><p>You are pretty close. I think the 30 lbs might be low with bale grazing. There is a fair bit of feed wasted. My 1400 lbs cows need about 37 lbs of hay/straw a day over the winter. They eat more when it is really cold.</p><p>In my opinion a dry cow does not need 12% protein hay, which would be common in a good alphalfa mix. Let her have about 25 to 27 lbs. of hay and then fill her up with good straw. Depending on what your straw costs this can make sense economically.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alberta farmer, post: 623549, member: 8978"] You are pretty close. I think the 30 lbs might be low with bale grazing. There is a fair bit of feed wasted. My 1400 lbs cows need about 37 lbs of hay/straw a day over the winter. They eat more when it is really cold. In my opinion a dry cow does not need 12% protein hay, which would be common in a good alphalfa mix. Let her have about 25 to 27 lbs. of hay and then fill her up with good straw. Depending on what your straw costs this can make sense economically. [/QUOTE]
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