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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 999399" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>I purchase all of my winter hay and now for the first time, these stalk bales. My hay is very good quality but running very short, especially since we are a long way from turning them out and starting rotational grazing maybe first week in May.</p><p></p><p>There is a good supply of stalk bales available to purchase locally at reasonable prices. Good hay is hard to find locally right now and extremely expensive if you do find some. The stalk bales have greatly extended my hay supply at a reasonable cost. Lots of pastures planted to corn = lots of stalks available. I am surprised at how aggressively the calves eat these stalk bales. I've heard of folks having to pour molasses on stalk bales to get cattle to eat them. Not these. May be the way they were made with an old cast iron roll corn head, not shredded, lots of leaves and husks even some grain in there. I think the roughage also contributes to their health. My hay is high enough protein to make up the difference. The Mineralyx tubs fill in everything else.</p><p></p><p>I'm looking forward to when the ice and snow on my alley scale melts and I can get a good weight on each calf. Should be interesting.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the kind words all. Many different ways to raise cattle.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 999399, member: 7509"] I purchase all of my winter hay and now for the first time, these stalk bales. My hay is very good quality but running very short, especially since we are a long way from turning them out and starting rotational grazing maybe first week in May. There is a good supply of stalk bales available to purchase locally at reasonable prices. Good hay is hard to find locally right now and extremely expensive if you do find some. The stalk bales have greatly extended my hay supply at a reasonable cost. Lots of pastures planted to corn = lots of stalks available. I am surprised at how aggressively the calves eat these stalk bales. I've heard of folks having to pour molasses on stalk bales to get cattle to eat them. Not these. May be the way they were made with an old cast iron roll corn head, not shredded, lots of leaves and husks even some grain in there. I think the roughage also contributes to their health. My hay is high enough protein to make up the difference. The Mineralyx tubs fill in everything else. I'm looking forward to when the ice and snow on my alley scale melts and I can get a good weight on each calf. Should be interesting. Thanks for the kind words all. Many different ways to raise cattle. Jim [/QUOTE]
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