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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1378446" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>2007 here - disastrous Easter freeze, followed by severe drought - 1" of rain between May 10 and Nov 30. No local hay to be had. No pasture. Almost sold out... and did sell some cows. I saw folks who were paying $90 for a roll of cornstalks or CRP residue harvested in October with honeylocust trees 1-2" in diameter rolled up in it. </p><p></p><p>Looked for alternatives just to get by. Studies at tOSU had shown that beef cows could overwinter on as little as 5lb (actually, even less) of hay per day, so long as other nutritional needs(energy, protein, etc.) were supplied with other feedstuffs. </p><p></p><p>Bought some expensive hay in from out west and started limit-feeding - cows got access to hay feeders for about an hour per day - long enough to consume 10lb of hay per animal, then received 12-13 lb modified distillers' grain product each. Came through the winter just fine - and actually, in better shape than some years when we'd fed nothing but free-choice locally-produced hay (which was probably overmature at harvest, with low CP and TDN). </p><p></p><p>We've continued limit-feeding over the winter in subsequent years; depending upon cost of hay and DDG we adjust hay feeding up or down and the DDG, due to lower moisture level, can be fed at lower levels than the modified product. Currently shooting for 20-25# hay/cow/day and 3-5#DDG. Once really cold temps hit, we may bump up for hay &/or DDG.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1378446, member: 12607"] 2007 here - disastrous Easter freeze, followed by severe drought - 1" of rain between May 10 and Nov 30. No local hay to be had. No pasture. Almost sold out... and did sell some cows. I saw folks who were paying $90 for a roll of cornstalks or CRP residue harvested in October with honeylocust trees 1-2" in diameter rolled up in it. Looked for alternatives just to get by. Studies at tOSU had shown that beef cows could overwinter on as little as 5lb (actually, even less) of hay per day, so long as other nutritional needs(energy, protein, etc.) were supplied with other feedstuffs. Bought some expensive hay in from out west and started limit-feeding - cows got access to hay feeders for about an hour per day - long enough to consume 10lb of hay per animal, then received 12-13 lb modified distillers' grain product each. Came through the winter just fine - and actually, in better shape than some years when we'd fed nothing but free-choice locally-produced hay (which was probably overmature at harvest, with low CP and TDN). We've continued limit-feeding over the winter in subsequent years; depending upon cost of hay and DDG we adjust hay feeding up or down and the DDG, due to lower moisture level, can be fed at lower levels than the modified product. Currently shooting for 20-25# hay/cow/day and 3-5#DDG. Once really cold temps hit, we may bump up for hay &/or DDG. [/QUOTE]
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