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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1425123" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Ken, I agree. All the "specialists" (and I'm not picking on you RM90) give you a height to go by - like you said, my cows don't read the books, they eat what they like pretty short & then you always have some refusal areas. That's why I said I go by the color of the field. When it has lost that nice green look, I don't usually have to go out & walk thru it, I know it's ready. I have never gotten down & "measured" what was left. Do you only measure what they "love" to eat, or do you get an average???? I've only been doing this for 30 years, so what do I know. I just do what works for me. You just have to get a feel for when to move them. I do try to only give them enough to last them 2-3 days early spring/summer then 3-5 days.</p><p>The smaller the area you give them, the more likely they will clean up refusal like weeds or around old manure piles. They eat it so quickly, they don't get time to be picky.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1425123, member: 968"] Ken, I agree. All the "specialists" (and I'm not picking on you RM90) give you a height to go by - like you said, my cows don't read the books, they eat what they like pretty short & then you always have some refusal areas. That's why I said I go by the color of the field. When it has lost that nice green look, I don't usually have to go out & walk thru it, I know it's ready. I have never gotten down & "measured" what was left. Do you only measure what they "love" to eat, or do you get an average???? I've only been doing this for 30 years, so what do I know. I just do what works for me. You just have to get a feel for when to move them. I do try to only give them enough to last them 2-3 days early spring/summer then 3-5 days. The smaller the area you give them, the more likely they will clean up refusal like weeds or around old manure piles. They eat it so quickly, they don't get time to be picky. [/QUOTE]
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