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feeding the cows before calfing

buffalobilly · 2013-02-08 08:30:34

as the heading says what do people feed the cows four to six weeks before calfing

08-02-2013 8:30am

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as the heading says what do people feed
the cows four to six weeks before calfing

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#2 08-02-2013 8:56am

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We would go with ad-lib hay or restricted Silage plus mineral buckets(Lifeline).
Works well for us,cows would be in good condition goin into the shed.

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#3 08-02-2013 8:43pm

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just silage. i try to take cows out a week or so before calving and put them into one of the calving pens. if they are a bit backward i give them a couple of kilo of dairy nuts. even if they are not i start to give them a sprinkle on the silage. it quietens them a bit and easier to get their head through the headgate when they go to calve.

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#4 08-02-2013 9:03pm

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Calving not calfing,

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#5 08-02-2013 9:06pm

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Just silage here too

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#6 08-02-2013 9:12pm

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50% silage and 50% straw with pre calving mineral dust added. I find, with this diet you'll have cows that calve alot easier.
Learned the hard way with cows over fed an silage alone.

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