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<blockquote data-quote="cowtrek" data-source="post: 233709" data-attributes="member: 2847"><p>It's ok. Won't hurt em. Cows are amazingly picky eaters when it comes to getting what they like out of hay. I baled a patch that was ate up with blackberry vines one time, we unrolled the hay and when we went back the next week, the cattle had picked every last straw and sprig of grass hay out of the vines and just left a loose torn up thatch of dried berry vines on the ground to rot. I've had some spots of ragweed end up cut and in the bale, and the cows just pick around it. Cattle are funny sometimes, too, because they'll eat stuff that you never thought they would eat. I've seen cows pass on good prime hay to eat cruddy old stuff. For instance, I planted soybeans in late 96 after the drought wiped out the cotton, since it was the only thing that would grow in the Treflan. Ended up baling it all for hay, short bean plants with some pigweed, johnsongrass, and morningglory mixed in, sleeved em, fed some, and stored the rest to the second year. Second year they were looking kinda ratty and decided to feed em up rather than burn em. To my surprise, when I'd go to feed out two good bahia bales and one of these ratty old musty dusty weedy soybean bales, the cows would leave the bahia hay and RUN for the soybean/weed bales. Picked the ground clean, too, and left bahia scattered on the ground the next week. I've seen em pass over pristine clean weed free hay for some with a few weeds in it. And stuff cattle simply won't touch when it's green and growing they will relish like caviar when it's baled up in well cured hay! I guess it's like pepper, some people like a lot and some don't want any at all, or like the difference between a raw beef roast and beef jerky. Most of us will eat the heck out of one but not the other! I've also noticed that cows don't really know or care if they're eating say, pure Tifton 85 or weedy common bermuda. They could care less. Cattle don't have to have cadillac hay in every mouthful no more than we have to eat caviar and ice cream at every meal. No, they won't gain 2 lbs/day on cardboard, but then if you don't NEED em to gain 2 lbs a day what's the difference. You can feed cardboard for filler and supplement to supply their needs anyway, especially for dry cows with lower nutritional needs. Wouldn't want to do it with stockers though! Just depends on what you're trying to do. Good luck! JR<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowtrek, post: 233709, member: 2847"] It's ok. Won't hurt em. Cows are amazingly picky eaters when it comes to getting what they like out of hay. I baled a patch that was ate up with blackberry vines one time, we unrolled the hay and when we went back the next week, the cattle had picked every last straw and sprig of grass hay out of the vines and just left a loose torn up thatch of dried berry vines on the ground to rot. I've had some spots of ragweed end up cut and in the bale, and the cows just pick around it. Cattle are funny sometimes, too, because they'll eat stuff that you never thought they would eat. I've seen cows pass on good prime hay to eat cruddy old stuff. For instance, I planted soybeans in late 96 after the drought wiped out the cotton, since it was the only thing that would grow in the Treflan. Ended up baling it all for hay, short bean plants with some pigweed, johnsongrass, and morningglory mixed in, sleeved em, fed some, and stored the rest to the second year. Second year they were looking kinda ratty and decided to feed em up rather than burn em. To my surprise, when I'd go to feed out two good bahia bales and one of these ratty old musty dusty weedy soybean bales, the cows would leave the bahia hay and RUN for the soybean/weed bales. Picked the ground clean, too, and left bahia scattered on the ground the next week. I've seen em pass over pristine clean weed free hay for some with a few weeds in it. And stuff cattle simply won't touch when it's green and growing they will relish like caviar when it's baled up in well cured hay! I guess it's like pepper, some people like a lot and some don't want any at all, or like the difference between a raw beef roast and beef jerky. Most of us will eat the heck out of one but not the other! I've also noticed that cows don't really know or care if they're eating say, pure Tifton 85 or weedy common bermuda. They could care less. Cattle don't have to have cadillac hay in every mouthful no more than we have to eat caviar and ice cream at every meal. No, they won't gain 2 lbs/day on cardboard, but then if you don't NEED em to gain 2 lbs a day what's the difference. You can feed cardboard for filler and supplement to supply their needs anyway, especially for dry cows with lower nutritional needs. Wouldn't want to do it with stockers though! Just depends on what you're trying to do. Good luck! JR:) [/QUOTE]
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