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<blockquote data-quote="IGotMyWings" data-source="post: 664220" data-attributes="member: 8639"><p>I've never fed wheat hay before, but here's what I've been told. When I went to set up my pasture, my seed rep talked to his people about the best way to start from scratch. They recommended winter wheat as a cover crop, then in the spring drill the pasture mix in the wheat, then before the wheat headed, cut it for hay. All they said was that wheat grain was bad for cattle. When I talked to the guys who used to farm my little patch and was telling them what I was doing, they also said that I had to watch the wheat and not let it head because it was very bad for the cattle. I didn't ask what was bad about it, whether it was an acid problem, or if the grain doesn't break down right or what. I took them all at their word! My problem was that bad weather kept me from cutting it at the right time, and it headed. Nobody around here was sure if I was looking at poisoning my cattle as they weren't certain if it's the grain in any stage, or just fully mature. My local advice givers are under the impression that I *should* be fine, (most said, "I don't know, but you should be okay.") which is pretty much what y'all have said on here as well, so I'm going ahead and getting ready to bale it. Mother nature got me again, though, the hay has been cut, and the rains came!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IGotMyWings, post: 664220, member: 8639"] I've never fed wheat hay before, but here's what I've been told. When I went to set up my pasture, my seed rep talked to his people about the best way to start from scratch. They recommended winter wheat as a cover crop, then in the spring drill the pasture mix in the wheat, then before the wheat headed, cut it for hay. All they said was that wheat grain was bad for cattle. When I talked to the guys who used to farm my little patch and was telling them what I was doing, they also said that I had to watch the wheat and not let it head because it was very bad for the cattle. I didn't ask what was bad about it, whether it was an acid problem, or if the grain doesn't break down right or what. I took them all at their word! My problem was that bad weather kept me from cutting it at the right time, and it headed. Nobody around here was sure if I was looking at poisoning my cattle as they weren't certain if it's the grain in any stage, or just fully mature. My local advice givers are under the impression that I *should* be fine, (most said, "I don't know, but you should be okay.") which is pretty much what y'all have said on here as well, so I'm going ahead and getting ready to bale it. Mother nature got me again, though, the hay has been cut, and the rains came! [/QUOTE]
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