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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 551363" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>I appreciate the comments and experience.</p><p></p><p>About the fencing: I am putting up a 5 wire barb perimeter fence around more stalks but will subdivide that with electric wire into smaller paddocks. </p><p></p><p>The cows seem to first look all over for fallen ears, then eat leaves, then eat the stalks. If you give them too much area they will trample all over the whole field looking for fallen ears, THEN come back for standing leaves, and only THEN eat stalks.</p><p></p><p>By restricting them to a smaller portion with the electric wire they will pretty much clean up one area then I will move them to a fresh area of the cornfield. You have to make sure they have enough to eat though. I plant mostly bt corn varieties in a continuous corn system and those stalks are tough but they do get eaten.</p><p></p><p>I will feel much better having a perimeter barb wire there though. I use an electric wire lane to givee them access back to the waterer. I think a mineralyx tub and salt is important. This is one way to reduce feed costs and get some other benefits.</p><p></p><p>It is amazing how this was common in years past but now coming back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 551363, member: 7509"] I appreciate the comments and experience. About the fencing: I am putting up a 5 wire barb perimeter fence around more stalks but will subdivide that with electric wire into smaller paddocks. The cows seem to first look all over for fallen ears, then eat leaves, then eat the stalks. If you give them too much area they will trample all over the whole field looking for fallen ears, THEN come back for standing leaves, and only THEN eat stalks. By restricting them to a smaller portion with the electric wire they will pretty much clean up one area then I will move them to a fresh area of the cornfield. You have to make sure they have enough to eat though. I plant mostly bt corn varieties in a continuous corn system and those stalks are tough but they do get eaten. I will feel much better having a perimeter barb wire there though. I use an electric wire lane to givee them access back to the waterer. I think a mineralyx tub and salt is important. This is one way to reduce feed costs and get some other benefits. It is amazing how this was common in years past but now coming back. [/QUOTE]
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