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<blockquote data-quote="BIZIN" data-source="post: 699443" data-attributes="member: 5783"><p>Sigma...Ya he is. We run him with 35 black cows. Big reduction from the 40-50 cows he used to run with. I figure he has atleast another 2 years with us. He looked great this year and got them all covered I hope. He always semen tests really well and our vet said this year that he was very impressed with his results being as old as he was.</p><p></p><p>NedJR... what we do is seed down feed quality barley. We dont spray it but we do put down N and Phos because its a new field, but after a year or two we will let the manure the cows left behind be the fertilizer. We swath it all in straight lines down the field and then run 1/8 inch aircraft cable across the field and use rebar posts with insulators. We run one electric fencer around the perimeter fence and a smaller electric fencer across the cross fence. They both run on solar. Its somewhat hard getting the rebar in during the winter, but we drill holes with a drill and pound the rebar into the hole. We bale the outside 2 rounds on the field and that gives us an idea of how much feed we have to work with, then we figure out how many swaths the cows need to get through 3-4 days and we give them that many swaths. We make them clean up the swaths before we move them, so the amount of swaths we give them is more of a guideline. We also give them a few straw bales every week to clean up as well and cheapen down our feed costs. Our cows eat snow as long as there is good powdered snow around, they wont eat crust. Our cows will dig through pretty deep snow to get to the swaths. As long as the snow is below their bellies they will dig for it. Same goes with stockpiled grasses. We let a pasture or two grow all summer and then we put the cows in their when the snow falls and as long as the grass comes through the snow they will go searching for it. But it has to be a grass that doesnt turn when it goes to seed and it has to grow fairly tall. We use smooth wheat grass. Our cows dont leave any swath behind and they will graze the sloughs and in the trees where there is grass to eat, as well as along the fencelines. Just make sure that the land they are swath grazing on has places to get out of the wind or have portable windbreak fences making up a large enough area that all the cows can get behind for protection. We are getting portable windbreaks this year and the only thing with them is that you have to move them so the bedpack doesnt build up. You want to spread that manure out as much as possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BIZIN, post: 699443, member: 5783"] Sigma...Ya he is. We run him with 35 black cows. Big reduction from the 40-50 cows he used to run with. I figure he has atleast another 2 years with us. He looked great this year and got them all covered I hope. He always semen tests really well and our vet said this year that he was very impressed with his results being as old as he was. NedJR... what we do is seed down feed quality barley. We dont spray it but we do put down N and Phos because its a new field, but after a year or two we will let the manure the cows left behind be the fertilizer. We swath it all in straight lines down the field and then run 1/8 inch aircraft cable across the field and use rebar posts with insulators. We run one electric fencer around the perimeter fence and a smaller electric fencer across the cross fence. They both run on solar. Its somewhat hard getting the rebar in during the winter, but we drill holes with a drill and pound the rebar into the hole. We bale the outside 2 rounds on the field and that gives us an idea of how much feed we have to work with, then we figure out how many swaths the cows need to get through 3-4 days and we give them that many swaths. We make them clean up the swaths before we move them, so the amount of swaths we give them is more of a guideline. We also give them a few straw bales every week to clean up as well and cheapen down our feed costs. Our cows eat snow as long as there is good powdered snow around, they wont eat crust. Our cows will dig through pretty deep snow to get to the swaths. As long as the snow is below their bellies they will dig for it. Same goes with stockpiled grasses. We let a pasture or two grow all summer and then we put the cows in their when the snow falls and as long as the grass comes through the snow they will go searching for it. But it has to be a grass that doesnt turn when it goes to seed and it has to grow fairly tall. We use smooth wheat grass. Our cows dont leave any swath behind and they will graze the sloughs and in the trees where there is grass to eat, as well as along the fencelines. Just make sure that the land they are swath grazing on has places to get out of the wind or have portable windbreak fences making up a large enough area that all the cows can get behind for protection. We are getting portable windbreaks this year and the only thing with them is that you have to move them so the bedpack doesnt build up. You want to spread that manure out as much as possible. [/QUOTE]
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