Time to feed question

[Mrcopier]

My animals are 30 minutes away on a normal day over a hour now. When is the best time to feed during this cold snap? I am thinking late afternoon so they can use it to keep them warm throughout the night..

 

[JParrott]

I personally feed at late evening to try and maximize day births but everything I've ever read (or heard) concerning meeting their nutritional needs says no difference between times. When it gets bone cold like this I feed pellets or range cubes in the morning and leave a bale in a ring for them to munch on but almost always hay in the evening.

I spread my two year old bales on the ground for bedding.

 

[callmefence]

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My animals are 30 minutes away on a normal day over a hour now. When is the best time to feed during this cold snap? I am thinking late afternoon so they can use it to keep them warm throughout the night..

I'm more concerned about getting there and back. The cattle that are not at home were feeding middle of the day simply because the roads are safest

 

[1982vett]

I haven't let the feeders get empty...a little more waste but they choose when to eat.

 

[Silver]

We feed in the morning. If there are mechanical issues or some such you get the day to sort it out.