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<blockquote data-quote="jilleroo" data-source="post: 719712" data-attributes="member: 8192"><p>Yes, Texas Bred, sadly we do have personal experience of de-linted cottonseed....we were unable to source any WCS and were offered 20t of the de-linted stuff. We fed it out the same and rolled a lot of cows - they were not starving either. They didnt bloat - just got depressed and lay down and died. Experience is what you have just after you need it. We did feed the rest out but mixed it with hay and meal in the mixer trailer.</p><p>However, the WCS we have fed, when required, for many years, free choice, without ever losing a beast. Our main herd is in good order still (even though we've had no rain since February) but we had to bring home 150 char cows from agistment that ran out.</p><p>They need picking up in condition so we have them in a 3000 ac paddock which has a moderate stand of the old dry grass, which has been fairly well picked through during the year by a mob of young cattle and thousands of kangaroos. So immediately upon the cows being turned into the paddock, we filled and parked the cottonseed trailers at the watering points and put out tubs of liquid molasses 8% urea. The cottonseed is $410 a tonne landed, 30t load, so its all expensive. The cows have had cottonseed before and hoe straight in. Late afternoon they're all gone out to graze and don't come back until about 7 in the morning. Hopefully it will rain soon!</p><p>For the couple of house cows, I just fill a big trough, enough for a week or so and let them at it. Their milk output doubles on WCS.</p><p>At times, when short of shed space, the cottonseed has been piled outside and has copped a one or two wet seasons worth of rain and still been good to feed a couple of years later. Great stuff. It is also widely fed to sheep free-choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jilleroo, post: 719712, member: 8192"] Yes, Texas Bred, sadly we do have personal experience of de-linted cottonseed....we were unable to source any WCS and were offered 20t of the de-linted stuff. We fed it out the same and rolled a lot of cows - they were not starving either. They didnt bloat - just got depressed and lay down and died. Experience is what you have just after you need it. We did feed the rest out but mixed it with hay and meal in the mixer trailer. However, the WCS we have fed, when required, for many years, free choice, without ever losing a beast. Our main herd is in good order still (even though we've had no rain since February) but we had to bring home 150 char cows from agistment that ran out. They need picking up in condition so we have them in a 3000 ac paddock which has a moderate stand of the old dry grass, which has been fairly well picked through during the year by a mob of young cattle and thousands of kangaroos. So immediately upon the cows being turned into the paddock, we filled and parked the cottonseed trailers at the watering points and put out tubs of liquid molasses 8% urea. The cottonseed is $410 a tonne landed, 30t load, so its all expensive. The cows have had cottonseed before and hoe straight in. Late afternoon they're all gone out to graze and don't come back until about 7 in the morning. Hopefully it will rain soon! For the couple of house cows, I just fill a big trough, enough for a week or so and let them at it. Their milk output doubles on WCS. At times, when short of shed space, the cottonseed has been piled outside and has copped a one or two wet seasons worth of rain and still been good to feed a couple of years later. Great stuff. It is also widely fed to sheep free-choice. [/QUOTE]
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