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feeding silage to calves

  • 01-02-2014 11:05pm
    #1
    john p mc g
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    Ive three month old angus sucks on straw and ration there was an auld lad in the other day and he said id want to give them a bit of silage . Would it be any advantage or could iyt give them pot bellies like hay


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  • #2
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    john p mc g wrote: »
    Ive three month old angus sucks on straw and ration there was an auld lad in the other day and he said id want to give them a bit of silage . Would it be any advantage or could iyt give them pot bellies like hay
    i think it could be a bit hard on theyre stomach, but id say at 3 months should be ok


  • #3
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    If you have access to haylage go ahead.
    At 3 months I mix hay and haylage in the diet feeder and give them enough for a week. Works grand. Then at 4 months just haylage. At 5 months they are on silage.


  • #4
    farmerjj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭farmerjj


    john p mc g wrote: »
    Ive three month old angus sucks on straw and ration there was an auld lad in the other day and he said id want to give them a bit of silage . Would it be any advantage or could iyt give them pot bellies like hay

    Ya silage would be fine I actually think the calves will do better on it than hay/straw and the wouldn,t be any pot belly probs


  • #5
    Blue Holland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭Blue Holland


    Really depends type of silage, haylage or very dry baled silage with bit of stem would be my preferred choice at that age.


  • #6
    john p mc g
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 119 ✭✭john p mc g


    Blue Holland wrote: »
    Really depends type of silage, haylage or very dry baled silage with bit of stem would be my preferred choice at that age.

    Its second cut at ten weeks not a lot of stem but its nice stuff just damp never got rain


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  • #7
    biddy2013
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭biddy2013


    i give mine a small bit of silage and straw. Any silage that isnt ate is taken away each day


  • #8
    milkprofit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭milkprofit


    biddy2013 wrote: »
    i give mine a small bit of silage and straw. Any silage that isnt ate is taken away each day

    A lot of work for no benefit
    heiffer replacments calves here on straw and meal and 99% make weights


  • #9
    john p mc g
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 119 ✭✭john p mc g


    milkprofit wrote: »
    A lot of work for no benefit
    heiffer replacments calves here on straw and meal and 99% make weights

    How much meal at 3 months


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