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When do you start feeding hay?
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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 694984" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>Hay is generally fed when the stockpiled grass starts getting short. How short is going to depend on your particular area, your annual rainfall, whether it is "improved" grass or native(improved tends to take more water, and is slower to rebound following stress), and whether you're talking irrigated pasture vs non-irrigated. I don't think I would let the grass get shorter than 3-4". Assuming your hay is high quality(I would mix alfalfa with grass at a ratio of 1/3 alfalfa to 2/3rds grass), and feed approximately 25-30 lbs/12-1300 lb animal every day, grain should not be necessary unless your winters are very harsh. If your winters are harsh, you might want to think about comparing the price of cattle(cotton) cake vs grain, and feeding the cake once or possibly twice a week. It can easily be fed in the pasture - just open the bag and scatter it in a long solid line, so the cows get 1-2 lbs each, and I think the protein content is somewhere around 16-18%. It's been so long since we fed it that I could be wrong on that, though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 694984, member: 539"] Hay is generally fed when the stockpiled grass starts getting short. How short is going to depend on your particular area, your annual rainfall, whether it is "improved" grass or native(improved tends to take more water, and is slower to rebound following stress), and whether you're talking irrigated pasture vs non-irrigated. I don't think I would let the grass get shorter than 3-4". Assuming your hay is high quality(I would mix alfalfa with grass at a ratio of 1/3 alfalfa to 2/3rds grass), and feed approximately 25-30 lbs/12-1300 lb animal every day, grain should not be necessary unless your winters are very harsh. If your winters are harsh, you might want to think about comparing the price of cattle(cotton) cake vs grain, and feeding the cake once or possibly twice a week. It can easily be fed in the pasture - just open the bag and scatter it in a long solid line, so the cows get 1-2 lbs each, and I think the protein content is somewhere around 16-18%. It's been so long since we fed it that I could be wrong on that, though. [/QUOTE]
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