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 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.
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!
