Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Feedyard Board
Silage Oats For Pre-conditioning
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="chenocetah" data-source="post: 713401" data-attributes="member: 13521"><p>I'm considering wrapping some oats this coming spring to help feed my steers next fall in my pre-conditioning program (I take them to 800# and then video auction). Have a neighbor who wrapped his oats last spring just before the dough stage to feed his first calf heifers and they look and smell so good now that you would want to eat them yourself. His heifers are really tearing in to the silage bales and leaving practically no waste. Have also noticed, intrestingly, that they have dropped off on mineral consumption while eating the oat silage hay.</p><p></p><p>I'm reluctant to change because I've been so successful in the past, but I've got a heck of a huge feed bill to pay this year, and even though present 50/50 blend feed prices are about $40 a ton cheaper, I had many more steers to feed and they look like they are going to bring about .20 cent cwt less than last year (I'll know tomorrow for sure as they will sell Mon @ 4:00). Add on an additional 50 - 60 in the feedlot next year and you see why I am looking for an alternative. I have free land to plant as I partner with a fruit orchard company to plant cover crops during the rotation of fruit trees (that I usually bale for summer hay) and I would only have seed, equipment, baling and wrapping expenses to incur. Liming, fertilization and land prep are already done.</p><p></p><p>My questions are, does this make economical sense, has anybody done this, and what energy products would I need to supplement and at what rate. Your do's and don'ts would be greatly appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chenocetah, post: 713401, member: 13521"] I'm considering wrapping some oats this coming spring to help feed my steers next fall in my pre-conditioning program (I take them to 800# and then video auction). Have a neighbor who wrapped his oats last spring just before the dough stage to feed his first calf heifers and they look and smell so good now that you would want to eat them yourself. His heifers are really tearing in to the silage bales and leaving practically no waste. Have also noticed, intrestingly, that they have dropped off on mineral consumption while eating the oat silage hay. I'm reluctant to change because I've been so successful in the past, but I've got a heck of a huge feed bill to pay this year, and even though present 50/50 blend feed prices are about $40 a ton cheaper, I had many more steers to feed and they look like they are going to bring about .20 cent cwt less than last year (I'll know tomorrow for sure as they will sell Mon @ 4:00). Add on an additional 50 - 60 in the feedlot next year and you see why I am looking for an alternative. I have free land to plant as I partner with a fruit orchard company to plant cover crops during the rotation of fruit trees (that I usually bale for summer hay) and I would only have seed, equipment, baling and wrapping expenses to incur. Liming, fertilization and land prep are already done. My questions are, does this make economical sense, has anybody done this, and what energy products would I need to supplement and at what rate. Your do's and don'ts would be greatly appreciated. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Feedyard Board
Silage Oats For Pre-conditioning
Top