Only about 25 acres. But sold a lot of my cows.
How many acres of stockpile do you figure per cow? I have fescue but also have other grasses mixed in so not a solid stand, with that in mind would I need to overseed or no-till another cool season annual in or just figure on more acres per head?
Its very variable per acre per cow. The last 2 years we have had a very dry fall so its maybe 60% of what it would be in a good year. I just give them an half acre to 1 acre at a time as they clean it up. I think 1 acre per cow with good weather could last all winter.
Not really. I have 4 paddocks and divide each with poly wire several times. Before spring i will unroll hay on each so im sure they pick up a little growth but not much.
Nice looking cows, @kenny thomas . What kinds is the yellow one?
Just a mixed up Charolais cross. Everything on my farm except for the bull came from the stockyard some time or another. The smaller calf is hers from the bull smelling her butt.
Giving them a small area makes a huge difference. They will clean it up lots better.
Insert Jim Garrish response here....."it depends". For starters, how much stockpile have you accumulated? Then, how many days of stockpile are you going to give your animals access to at a time? (This determines how efficient, or how much stockpile the animals waste, the animals are). Final consideration, What type of stockpile is it? Fescue lasts a lot longer than Bermuda.
