I havent fed a bale of hay all year. I only have 45 cow though, and I have 800 acres - but I have our calves on 135 acres of rye, and the cows are on stockpiled Bermuda grass till this weekend.
Tomorrow, I will move the cows into the rye, and put up a second electric fence to separate them from the calves that are already in the rye. I was hoping to get a few more weeks out of the stockpiled Bermuda, but its getting to where they have about cleaned it up, and the rest of my property is still flooded for hunting season.
Plan on removing the stop logs and letting the fields drain Saturday night. Should take a month before its dry, but soil moisture will be excellent, and it greens up FAST without competition from weeds b/c of the flooding.