Caustic Burno
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In this hay shortage it is an advantage to feeding cubes 50 lb sack 20% protien 4.50 square bales poor quality 6.50 Round bales not to be found in this area everyone is holding it if they got them.
I have always got the 20% cubes for $5.05 per bag before discount. Usually purchase 2 pallets at a time.Arnold Ziffle":11ozi7s8 said:slb714, that is exactly the rate I paid yesterday at TSC for essentially the same % protein cubes --- half a ton would be twenty 50 pound bags and they went for $5.55 per bag --- 20 x $5.55 = $111
As I recall, TSC gives you a 50 cent per bag discount if you buy 20 or more (if you can adequately store them).
Of course, depending on the distance you are from a supplier and the quantity you purchase, unbagged bulk purchases would probably be even cheaper (storage capability is obviously an issue here as well).
cowboy43":zc89n9ln said:How do you feed the cows ,do you spread out on the ground or feed them in a trough?
And a couple more want to bow up and pee or crap right down the middle of the line.callmefence":25zovgih said:cowboy43":25zovgih said:How do you feed the cows ,do you spread out on the ground or feed them in a trough?
Small piles on the ground about 15 foot apart. Cows will circle the piles a few to each. If you pour out in a line always one wants to walk down the line. Stomping em in the ground.
Yes.kilroy60":3tedabvx said:So, can the range cubes be a replacement for protein tubs? Or, do any of you use both?
And yes.True Grit Farms":1ylejfqf said:Yes.kilroy60":1ylejfqf said:So, can the range cubes be a replacement for protein tubs? Or, do any of you use both?
Yes and at about 1/3 of the price.kilroy60":2x6i5l6m said:So, can the range cubes be a replacement for protein tubs? Or, do any of you use both?
How many are feeding tubs at "more than is really needed" and how do you know how much is needed. If they are there they will eat them whether they need them or not. And at $800--1,000 a ton I can't stand to feed anything free choice except hay and it's been tested. I often wonder if cattle get enough supplementation from tubs. Assuming consumption of 1 lb. per head per day that's not much protein...25 to .35 lbs. per head per day. Double the intake and it's still not much.Cucumber35":1uj0b4u8 said:I've never seen range cubes for sale around here. The local TSC was supposed to order me in a few bags to try over a year ago, after they were done looking at me like I had three heads and I showed them on the website. They never called to say they were in and when I stopped in a month later nobody knew what I was talking about, again. Local feed store had heard of them but doesn't carry them. I use tubs. People can say what they want about them being expensive but they are easy and they work. They only seem to hit them hard when they need it, which makes them even more worth it. How many are feeding cubes more than is really needed?
Caustic Burno":3kesmjll said:Really need a sharp pencil when supplementing cattle.
You can turn them from red working cattle to blue welfare cattle quick.
There are products out there to hook the cattlemen not the cattle.
Tubs are one of them at 800 to 900 a ton will take the profits out quickly.