If they tend to sht in one area which it appears from watching the ground in the video why do you drop their grain in the middle of the sht and not a few feet over where there wasn't any seen but one patty ?!!!!
Those are some nice looking bulls. My brother in law says big bulls break down cows and he sells his bulls when they get big. I don't get it, I would want a good bull to breed to not some skinny runt. Am I misguided in my thinking. From what I have seen ( your channel) and comments you have made . You are treating this as a businessman. And not some yahoo with a few cows. I don't want a 4 year degree but in a few words could you ( a real rancher not some article from some professor that couldn't make it as a real rancher. Thanks for your time.
If it makes it better, after I sold that last red Angus, my South polls have at 9# of grain per bull in the last 14 months. Because of ice, the herd got a little for 3 days.
If he was pulled from the herd, it would take a while. This was an old injury. Since it is a recurring problem, this will be his last season. I bought him knowing the risks, hoping to get some replacements from him. He is still working or I'ld pull him now.
Yes, bad snow and frostbite when she was a young calf, probably 2011. One of her daughters is in the herd as well. Has the same issue. From the days of no calving season.
Where are you located? Up here in PA we've had some decent rain but we're still really dry! Everyone pretty much got there 1st cutting done so we could use a good shower!
Southwest Missouri. It rained like this last year, then we didnt have anything significant from May 28-October. D-4 drought by the time it started up again. Only a few wheat fields baled here and they were bagged into haylage.
We have a couple Gelbvieh cows and they are really good mama cows and they breed back even in less than ideal conditions! I'm really impressed with how the South poll look and I'm a big fan of Greg Judy's RU-vid channel....I hope to travel down there some day....19hr drive from here in North Eastern Pennsylvania
If you can't keep up with the growth, maybe skip some paddocks that have gone to seed and stockpile them for late summer grazing. I assume you get hot and dry in August like most places and could use a little stockpile during those couple of months.
Here in a couple days I'll finish the first rotation and I'll start slowing down a little. Growth will really stockpile ahead of them. Then as the summer heat sets in, these pastures that have trees I'll crank them down tight for more herd effect while resting some fields for 75-120 days. The long rest periods is what is suppose to really help diversity of the sward. Which is where I'm lacking for summer grazing. Trying to encourage the crabgrass, johnson, gamma to seed out.
Curious...why everyone is giving grain or extra grain as a result of supposed cold! Ruminate animals need to process fiber to generate heat...this would mean the colder it gets the less grain they should get so that they can get more fiber. Am I missing something?
As a rule I think most people overfeed grain. I feed the bulls 3.5#/hd, Mon, Wed, Fri. From January to mid March While they are pulled from the herd and on very low quality hay. This red angus is the hardest of the bulls to keep condition. When he is gone, I hope to stop the grain all together. As for the cows, they graze stockpile unless there is ice, then they get the same low quality hay, and I supplement with a small amount of grain. I fed about 500# of hay per cow this year. I have about 80 ton left in the barn (couple years supply). When I use it up I plan to start trucking in Large squares of Alfalfa. My pencil says it would be the best value/dollar spent, most years. As for High fiber generating more heat in the rumen. Yes. But it still needs to meet the cows nutritional requirements, which my hay won't at 7.2% protein. Feeds like alfalfa (protein and fiber) can take 3-4 days to pass the rumen. Feeds that are high in starches/energy (Grain) can be processed in as little as 6-12hours. Fed strategically (think Afternoon) they can be of great benefit to a cow when outside temps are the lowest. They should be kept to a small percentage of the diet in a grazing operation, as they change the population of the microbes in the rumen. I believe this is a big reason for "Bull Melt". I get to rambling. sorry. I'll try to link a podcast from Aaron Berger I heard the other day. Well worth the time.
@@MrYogi12Beargreat detail and answer to an interesting question posed. I'm not a farmer but i love seeing this on YT, you've helped me learn a lot in just a short time. Thank you and all the best in your business!
2019 I was doing a slow rotation 3-4 weeks per big field while I build infrastructure. That winter I tried out the Strip grazing stockpile, no back fence during the dormant season. Noticed how well they did and how efficient they were. Doing my best at AMP style grazing in the growing season. Allen Williams has videos on it. Basically MOB with different densities at times to accomplish certain goals. I'll probably hit that old wheat field this year at very high density, few hours between moves, try to stimulate the seed bank that is there.
@@MrYogi12Bear Good for you brother! I'm preparing to begin daily moves on my small farm but can already see a massive soil and growth improvement from simply moving them between 3 20 acre pasture after weekly moves. Appreciate what you are doing and sharing.
Strip grazing away from water. 1 day moves. I'm putting up a back fence after 5 days so the don't stunt regrowth. When I kick out on this season's growth I will back fence daily.
