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  • 14-11-2010 11:34AM
    #1
    futurefarmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 179 ✭✭


    Quick question for experienced farmers im new 2 the game, but how many cows can be housed in a 2 bay single slatted house and how many cows can be fed from a black silage bale ?

    sorry about the general question just want to know im not 2 far off :)


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  • #2
    5live
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,438 ✭✭✭5live


    My rule of thumb is 20 dry cows for a good bale if they are in good condition and 15 if i want to put on condition


  • #3
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 13,064 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Ya i'd go along with that, and if the bays are 15 foot approx then 7 or 8 cows per bay (2ft per cow).

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #4
    kboc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 458 ✭✭kboc


    5live wrote: »
    My rule of thumb is 20 dry cows for a good bale if they are in good condition and 15 if i want to put on condition

    How long will it take 20 dry cows to eat a bale?


    Thanks


  • #5
    5live
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    kboc wrote: »
    How long will it take 20 dry cows to eat a bale?


    Thanks
    About 7 or 8 hours if they are not hungry. About 3 if they are. Mine going to see a lot of 3 hour feeds this winter:o


  • #6
    futurefarmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 179 ✭✭futurefarmer


    So 20 cattle per bale and 7 per bay thats perfect i may have been spoiling them a lil :rolleyes:was afraid of leaving them hungry, maybe i just have whinging cattle !


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  • #7
    pakalasa
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    I'd agree with the 20 per bale too, but I notice a big difference in the feed quality between early and late cut silage. Late cut has way less feeding in it.


  • #8
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    Along the the above advice. Probably also worth considering is:
    The size of the bale, (a personal bugbear of mine)
    The moisture content,
    Chopped V's unchopped.


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