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NE Iowa | Here's a thought for you to maybe ponder. Remove the galvanized inserts from the feeder wagon so that you can feed bales of hay in it. If you still want to feed silage put that in the bottom and then put a couple bales on top. That will get the majority of the manure out in the field and not by the shed. Save the feeding by the shed for this time of year when it thaws and gets muddy. If you do still feed by the shed in a typical winter that is not so cold there is usually one day every couple weeks where it thaws enough to clean off the concrete. Haul it out and spread it periodically and skip the piling and composting. I don't think those hay saver feeders would help you much since your hay is fed on concrete and not down in the mud. I'd take the money you were going to spend on feeders and ad to your concrete next to the shed and put up a windbreak. It seems like high density cows in timber doesn't work. They will kill trees and cause erosion to start if on any amount of slope. It may be fine for a couple bulls but putting bedding down and the whole herd in the timber could become an eye-sore pretty quick. | |
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