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Using cornstalk bales to extend hay supply (pics)
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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 993487" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>That is my plan - calving starts around April 1, I feed hay until at least May 1. Right now I am putting out 1 stalk bale with each hay bale. Closer to calving and after calving it will be 2 hay to 1 stalk. My hay is very good. Almost too good for beef cows so this will work out. I keep my best plastic wrapped hay bales for last.</p><p></p><p>One problem with these stalk bales is that it is very difficult to get the frozen netwrap off of them. If I do this next year, which is likely, I will wrap all stalk bales with my Roundabout.</p><p></p><p>TB if you look at the photo you will see that most of the previous bales have been eaten. I actually want some of the stalks to provide a place to lie down and also to absorb manure and get my C/N ratio up for when I clean this area into compost piles after rotation starts. The stalk bales are very economical compared to trying to buy hay right now and there are a lot of them available compared to good hay as Aaron points out.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 993487, member: 7509"] That is my plan - calving starts around April 1, I feed hay until at least May 1. Right now I am putting out 1 stalk bale with each hay bale. Closer to calving and after calving it will be 2 hay to 1 stalk. My hay is very good. Almost too good for beef cows so this will work out. I keep my best plastic wrapped hay bales for last. One problem with these stalk bales is that it is very difficult to get the frozen netwrap off of them. If I do this next year, which is likely, I will wrap all stalk bales with my Roundabout. TB if you look at the photo you will see that most of the previous bales have been eaten. I actually want some of the stalks to provide a place to lie down and also to absorb manure and get my C/N ratio up for when I clean this area into compost piles after rotation starts. The stalk bales are very economical compared to trying to buy hay right now and there are a lot of them available compared to good hay as Aaron points out. Jim [/QUOTE]
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