Posted 12/20/2016 07:21 (#5711042 - in reply to #5711002) Subject: RE: Folks with cow/calf in barn full time, couple questions
Garland Maine
John e.c.MI - 12/20/2016 07:58
depending on your layout a mile of fence can fence in 40 acres or it can fence in 3.
That's very true. I had a math teacher try to tell me once that fencing in a circle would give the most area with the least amount of fence. . . Somehow that classroom lesson doesn't work in the real world.
For feeding dry round bales at a feed bunk, or feed rail: if you don't want to mix anything else in, the way I have done is to stand a row of bales right up on end at the bunk have them shoulder to shoulder. The cows eat on them for a couple days and you need to push them in so they can reach more.
There is some waste when they pull a mouthful back to chew on it, but overall the time saved is worth it to me.
Folks with cow/calf in barn full time, couple questions
