Suckler cows &straw
- Thread starter Pollymcc
- Start date
- Location
- Scot Borders
March
- Location
- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD
A real sign of the time when someone suggests using silage to save on the cost of straw
- Location
- Hereford
How can anyone be short of silage this yr ......
Surely there's plenty around available cheap
Surely there's plenty around available cheap
- Location
- East Sussex
We struggled. Got plenty in the end but picking it up between wet spells was an issue as the Standing grass went backwards very quickly.
- Location
- Near Colchester
Like us, no end of grass in the heap or barn, none of it any good.
The south east just didn't have the year for conserving grass nicely.
We can't all be as lucky as @Hfd Cattle
- Location
- Hereford
... just seems that wherever I go there are large mountains of silage bales and the recent Fodder sales have struggled to get bids on it . However I do see that it's probably more regional .....
- Location
- Near Colchester
You haven't been to Essex lately though have you?
I have a mountain of big square bales of 'hay' stood outside, sadly they are too wet to burn.
michael N123
Member
I’ll dispose of it as bedding if you get it to Cumbria
Everybody short around here, unusually dry summer
Me too
Extra protein wouldn't do any harm. Urea added to the molasses or mineral blocks containing urea. A reputable feed merchant or nutritionist would be able to help.
In fact, such a diet could form the basis of a complete winter diet.
Ours stay on straw until we run out and then onto silage/hay whatever I’ve got, ours are outside mooching about aswell though, beef shorthorns!! If yours are on molasses an mineral then should be alright as long as condition holds up! Give’em the silage closer to calving
- Location
- Carmarthenshire, West Wales
I paid £38 for each bale of straw, and I am sure I have seen silage for sale on facebook for £10 a bale, surely cheaper to buy some more silage I would think.A real sign of the time when someone suggests using silage to save on the cost of straw
serf
Member
- Location
- warwickshire
I think someone from Hereford baled it all up and has a stack you can see from space ...... apparently!!!
- Location
- Hereford
Sorry ... I remember your hay making struggles now .
I withdraw my earlier comments
They couldn't give mowing grass away around here and the weather was good for harvest .
- Location
- Hereford
I just took advantage of all I could ......might be glad I did with fert being so dear for next yrI think someone from Hereford baled it all up and has a stack you can see from space ...... apparently!!!
I put extra wrap on a lot of it to help it keep for another yr .
- Location
- Scot Borders
Send it up here. Will be squeaky bum time come late Feb early March. Everyone tight round here. Local dairy to me 1800 tonnes lightI just took advantage of all I could ......might be glad I did with fert being so dear for next yr
I put extra wrap on a lot of it to help it keep for another yr .
