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<blockquote data-quote="Fire Sweep Ranch" data-source="post: 1382866" data-attributes="member: 18809"><p>THANKS for reminding me of that option. I know the extension office has talked about it before, I will call them on Monday to see where I can get some of the stuff. Of course, I would need to buy a tarp..... </p><p>Question; can you feed it to horses once it has been treated? </p><p>Thanks TB</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, that is why I am feeding it to the horses and spring heifers (they each go through one round bale a week). However, my target for this hay will be the early lactating cows. </p><p>I am not sure how cost effective whole cottonseed would be. We have no cotton gins around,and I know I pay too much for the hulls to feed to the show heifers ($12 for a 40 pound bag of the stuff!). I will call the mill on Monday and see how much they cost. What is the average out there? The DDG is about 9 cents a pound out here.</p><p></p><p>Jed, we feed ddg's to cows that we plan on showing as a pair (not often, gets expensive). We make it wet and they gobble it up like candy and keep great condition for showing. The trap the cows are in for the winter does not have troughs, so my options are pouring it over a round bale when we put it out (on the top, dry of course), or pouring it on the ground (again, it is dry). I have a hard time feeding of the ground..... blame it on years of raising horses and dealing with worms and colic from them eating off the ground in small stalls</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the good ideas so far.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fire Sweep Ranch, post: 1382866, member: 18809"] THANKS for reminding me of that option. I know the extension office has talked about it before, I will call them on Monday to see where I can get some of the stuff. Of course, I would need to buy a tarp..... Question; can you feed it to horses once it has been treated? Thanks TB Yes, that is why I am feeding it to the horses and spring heifers (they each go through one round bale a week). However, my target for this hay will be the early lactating cows. I am not sure how cost effective whole cottonseed would be. We have no cotton gins around,and I know I pay too much for the hulls to feed to the show heifers ($12 for a 40 pound bag of the stuff!). I will call the mill on Monday and see how much they cost. What is the average out there? The DDG is about 9 cents a pound out here. Jed, we feed ddg's to cows that we plan on showing as a pair (not often, gets expensive). We make it wet and they gobble it up like candy and keep great condition for showing. The trap the cows are in for the winter does not have troughs, so my options are pouring it over a round bale when we put it out (on the top, dry of course), or pouring it on the ground (again, it is dry). I have a hard time feeding of the ground..... blame it on years of raising horses and dealing with worms and colic from them eating off the ground in small stalls Thanks for the good ideas so far. [/QUOTE]
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