Vegetable trimmings?

[HanknCali]

Is it alright and worth suplimenting feeding hay with Broccoli and cauliflower stalks for cattle feed?
Hay is getting low and i have the opportunity to get truck loads of the vegetable trimmings.
I was thinking of bringing in a ton or two a week in addition to feeding hay to make it through the winter. Feeding 16 angus cow/calves.

Thanks

 

[Dave]

Certainly won't hurt them. They will be pretty high moisture content but when fed along with hay you can use them to stretch your hay out.

 

[ez14.]

What's the price? I have fed turnips and they did fine on them

 

[HanknCali]

Cost can't be beat,,,,Free!!!

 

[kenny thomas]

Sure hard to beat that price. Bet the cows love it

 

[ez14.]

At that price the only question is can you afford not to do it?

 

[HanknCali]

I'm going to pick up a dump trailer full tomorrow and try it out. Thanks for the input everyone.

 

[Aaron]

Just be careful to monitor size of the trimmings to make sure they don't pose a choking hazard.

 

[HanknCali]

Just be careful to monitor size of the trimmings to make sure they don't pose a choking hazard.

Will do, thanks for the warning/reminder

 

[ez14.]

Just be careful to monitor size of the trimmings to make sure they don't pose a choking hazard.

You'd be amazed how big of a turnip they can eat without a problem!

 

[Aaron]

Just be careful to monitor size of the trimmings to make sure they don't pose a choking hazard.

You'd be amazed how big of a turnip they can eat without a problem!

Until you get one that can't.

 

[ez14.]

Just be careful to monitor size of the trimmings to make sure they don't pose a choking hazard.

You'd be amazed how big of a turnip they can eat without a problem!

Until you get one that can't.

Maybe

 

[Aaron]

You'd be amazed how big of a turnip they can eat without a problem!

Until you get one that can't.

Maybe

Costly maybe.

 

[Nesikep]

we lost a cow to choking on a potato.. biggest problem is when they're hogs and get 4 in their mouth and one goes down the wrong pipe
stalks of whatever shouldn't pose a problem though.. apples, potatoes, those are more dangerous