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Newbie is feeding grain; how much?
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<blockquote data-quote="donnaIL" data-source="post: 606772" data-attributes="member: 37"><p>We bought some of those big blue blastic tubs..(think they are 50 gallons?), husband cut them in half long ways with a chain saw, then punctured a couple holes in the side, pulled hay twine through them and tie them to the panels at our walk way where we feed. We pour the feed over the panels into tubs and it works good, don't have to worry about being trampled. Usually 2 animals share a tub, sometimes 3. The only thing I don't like is that they sometimes want to stand in them, I have seen people post pictures on here where they have put them in wooden frame. I would feed atleast 6lbs , probably 8 like SRBeef said. Also worm them, you can get safeguard wormer usually from the feed store and mix it with the feed if you don't have a way to catch them to do a pour on. </p><p> </p><p>The link below has a picture of the barrels, they cost alot new...we have bought ours at auctions for $5-$7 each. There is a farm near us that sells them for $7 ea.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&category%5Fname=25&product%5Fid=312" target="_blank">http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/produc ... t%5Fid=312</a></p><p></p><p>Here is a good source for feed requirements. It is for IL, but I expect anywhere with cold snowy winters it would work. I use this to calculate my hay requirements.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~vista/abstracts/abeef.html" target="_blank">http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~vista/abstracts/abeef.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donnaIL, post: 606772, member: 37"] We bought some of those big blue blastic tubs..(think they are 50 gallons?), husband cut them in half long ways with a chain saw, then punctured a couple holes in the side, pulled hay twine through them and tie them to the panels at our walk way where we feed. We pour the feed over the panels into tubs and it works good, don't have to worry about being trampled. Usually 2 animals share a tub, sometimes 3. The only thing I don't like is that they sometimes want to stand in them, I have seen people post pictures on here where they have put them in wooden frame. I would feed atleast 6lbs , probably 8 like SRBeef said. Also worm them, you can get safeguard wormer usually from the feed store and mix it with the feed if you don't have a way to catch them to do a pour on. The link below has a picture of the barrels, they cost alot new...we have bought ours at auctions for $5-$7 each. There is a farm near us that sells them for $7 ea. [url=http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&category%5Fname=25&product%5Fid=312]http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/produc ... t%5Fid=312[/url] Here is a good source for feed requirements. It is for IL, but I expect anywhere with cold snowy winters it would work. I use this to calculate my hay requirements. [url=http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~vista/abstracts/abeef.html]http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~vista/abstracts/abeef.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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