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<blockquote data-quote="VtMapleGal" data-source="post: 733679" data-attributes="member: 5953"><p>Right now I have 8 cows and 8 calfs. I have the calfs inside so they are compleatly out of the wind. The cows have free choice round bales, and a salt block. They also get 5 gallons of 14% sweet feed and 5 gallons of cracked corn every day. My Father in law just purchased some corn silage. I have been giving them 8 5 gallon buckets a day. They have not been eating so much hay, and seem to be eating the silage good (at first they didnt like it so much). Can anyone tell me if i should be giving more or less silage? Is to much bad? I know a round bale last a cow about 15 days, how much silage would it take to feed a cow 15 days (trying to figure if hay or silage is a better feed deal). I also have been giving the calfs 2-5 gallon buckets of silage a day, 1 5- gallon bucket of 14% sweet feed and 1 bucket of corn. They get 2 square bales of hay a day (about 100 pounds hay total). They have a small amount of hay left. Any ideas on this feeding situation? I should mention i have replacement calfs and steers in the same pen. Its the only set up I have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VtMapleGal, post: 733679, member: 5953"] Right now I have 8 cows and 8 calfs. I have the calfs inside so they are compleatly out of the wind. The cows have free choice round bales, and a salt block. They also get 5 gallons of 14% sweet feed and 5 gallons of cracked corn every day. My Father in law just purchased some corn silage. I have been giving them 8 5 gallon buckets a day. They have not been eating so much hay, and seem to be eating the silage good (at first they didnt like it so much). Can anyone tell me if i should be giving more or less silage? Is to much bad? I know a round bale last a cow about 15 days, how much silage would it take to feed a cow 15 days (trying to figure if hay or silage is a better feed deal). I also have been giving the calfs 2-5 gallon buckets of silage a day, 1 5- gallon bucket of 14% sweet feed and 1 bucket of corn. They get 2 square bales of hay a day (about 100 pounds hay total). They have a small amount of hay left. Any ideas on this feeding situation? I should mention i have replacement calfs and steers in the same pen. Its the only set up I have. [/QUOTE]
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