Posted 1/7/2024 13:21 (#10561806 - in reply to #10561453) Subject: RE: How much hay does a pregnant beef cow eat?
Central ND
I don't raise cattle, but grew up on the farm where my grandpa did. He always wanted 6 bales per cow for the winter. These were bales made with the chain-style New Holland balers, 850, 851, 855. Probably 1000 pound bales on a good day. We never ran short, so the guys saying 4000 to 5000 pounds of hay are right on target I'd believe. Sometimes our winters were 5 months long.
How much hay does a pregnant beef cow eat?
