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west central Iowa | We feed silage and ground brome hay to our cows. They are out on stalks and have good timber for wind protection from north and west. We usually feed about 35#/head/day of ration, silage and about 12% ground brome hay. This is about as much brome as our RotoMix wagon wants. The last trimester, we add 1/2#/hd/day of a 40/20 protein pellet. If you bump the protein, that is where you can get larger calves. The last month or so, we give them what they want to eat. You can add mineral to feed wagon as needed also. I look at weather and feed accordingly. Cows should be heading out to graze stalks by 11-11:30 am. Silage is a good cow feed. We use the brome to slow it down in the cow, so they get more good out of it. You don’t say where you are, so you may need to do things differently. | |
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Wintering Beef Cows/Heifers - Silage vs Hay
