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<blockquote data-quote="Chris H" data-source="post: 435521" data-attributes="member: 1974"><p>Welfare cows? We are in a D3 drought this summer. We are 12 inches short on rain. Our first cutting hay made 60% of normal. There has been no regrowth. Our sudex planted June 1 lay in the dry ground until the first week of July when we had 1 inch of rain. The next rain was close to 1 inch the first week of August. This year we've also set a record for heat in August in this area.</p><p>Of course these cows are getting 'handouts'! But as I said before the only 'handouts' these girls have gotten is hay; sudex, fescue, switchgrass. That was to supplement what <strong>little</strong> grass was available to graze.</p><p>Now, if we didn't give them 'welfare', we would have had to sell cows like this. Does that seem very smart to you? We've culled the bottom, at .90/lb on the rail. You want to see cows like this go for .90/lb on the rail? How much would you have to pay to replace a cow like this when we start getting rain again? And honestly, droughts more than a season long are extremely rare in our area.</p><p>Btw, these cows <strong>will</strong> shortly be supplemented, or given 'handouts' of gluten, distillers grain, or corn. Why? Not because they're 'welfare cows', it's because we can winter them on purchased corn stalks & grain by-products cheaper than we can on our own hay. You may call that 'welfare' but we call it 'making a decision based on lowest cost'.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris H, post: 435521, member: 1974"] Welfare cows? We are in a D3 drought this summer. We are 12 inches short on rain. Our first cutting hay made 60% of normal. There has been no regrowth. Our sudex planted June 1 lay in the dry ground until the first week of July when we had 1 inch of rain. The next rain was close to 1 inch the first week of August. This year we've also set a record for heat in August in this area. Of course these cows are getting 'handouts'! But as I said before the only 'handouts' these girls have gotten is hay; sudex, fescue, switchgrass. That was to supplement what [b]little[/b] grass was available to graze. Now, if we didn't give them 'welfare', we would have had to sell cows like this. Does that seem very smart to you? We've culled the bottom, at .90/lb on the rail. You want to see cows like this go for .90/lb on the rail? How much would you have to pay to replace a cow like this when we start getting rain again? And honestly, droughts more than a season long are extremely rare in our area. Btw, these cows [b]will[/b] shortly be supplemented, or given 'handouts' of gluten, distillers grain, or corn. Why? Not because they're 'welfare cows', it's because we can winter them on purchased corn stalks & grain by-products cheaper than we can on our own hay. You may call that 'welfare' but we call it 'making a decision based on lowest cost'. [/QUOTE]
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