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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 854391" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>I wouldn't try holding onto the corn stalk hay long. Feed it first. We bought some simular stuff during a previous drought and it served its purpose but does not keep well like grass hay.</p><p></p><p>On the cube, hay, tub deal. Alot of people like to say well a cow has to have this many pounds of this much grass, protein, ect. They follow the manual right up until the day they are out of hay, broke, and having to sell out.</p><p></p><p>I prefer to take an inventory of what I have in pasture, hay, and cash to spend on feed. From there I back into how much I can feed which is usually a mixture of every thing. You can't feed all your hay the first month trying not to buy feed. You HAVE TO stretch out the hay as long as possible. You can buy tubs and cubes all day long in a drought... not hay. So if I pick a date like May 2012 I will back into how much hay can be fed per X amount of days. Same thing with tubs and cubes. If the amount of cattle you have won't make it on that ration then sell down to what will. Its a plain and simple budget. </p><p></p><p>When it comes to how much to put into cattle vs selling out its pretty simple. If you take the current value of your cattle and subtract it from what you think it will cost you to replace that animal post-drought you will know what you can put into that animal in feed. Any more than that and you were better off selling out and buying back in later.</p><p></p><p>Nothing ever works as planned. It either goes better or worse. I am not saying this is the right way or best way but it has worked for myself and the people who taught me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 854391, member: 6291"] I wouldn't try holding onto the corn stalk hay long. Feed it first. We bought some simular stuff during a previous drought and it served its purpose but does not keep well like grass hay. On the cube, hay, tub deal. Alot of people like to say well a cow has to have this many pounds of this much grass, protein, ect. They follow the manual right up until the day they are out of hay, broke, and having to sell out. I prefer to take an inventory of what I have in pasture, hay, and cash to spend on feed. From there I back into how much I can feed which is usually a mixture of every thing. You can't feed all your hay the first month trying not to buy feed. You HAVE TO stretch out the hay as long as possible. You can buy tubs and cubes all day long in a drought... not hay. So if I pick a date like May 2012 I will back into how much hay can be fed per X amount of days. Same thing with tubs and cubes. If the amount of cattle you have won't make it on that ration then sell down to what will. Its a plain and simple budget. When it comes to how much to put into cattle vs selling out its pretty simple. If you take the current value of your cattle and subtract it from what you think it will cost you to replace that animal post-drought you will know what you can put into that animal in feed. Any more than that and you were better off selling out and buying back in later. Nothing ever works as planned. It either goes better or worse. I am not saying this is the right way or best way but it has worked for myself and the people who taught me. [/QUOTE]
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