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Cover Crop Outwintering Heifers
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<blockquote data-quote="shields kaiser" data-source="post: 6661005" data-attributes="member: 15370"><p>Afternoon all,</p><p></p><p>Wanted to run some thoughts past everyone on an outwintering system for breeding heifers.</p><p>I know the potential benefits, but wondering thoughts on pitfalls to avoid?</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Very old Perm Pasture Sward - looking to improve soil health before reseeding grass following Spring</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">300Kg weaned Stabiliser Heifers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bale some High DM Hay from same field and place along 1 lateral fence line</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">DDrilling Rye (50Kg) and Vetch (25Kg) after being grazed bare by sheep in early August</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Providing 60% of Daily DMI as Rye & Vetch and 40% as Hay</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hotwire rationing Daily Rye & Vetch </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hay bales rolled out behind crop, on area of Rye & Vetch eaten day or two previously</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Water moved Daily </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Clay loam soil, average 50 to 100mm/month over winter</li> </ul><p>I have thought about backfencing to avoid poaching of ground in a wet winter - would this be beneficial?</p><p></p><p>Also - anyone have experience on feeding animals as young as weaned Heifer calves on this type of system - good or bad?</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shields kaiser, post: 6661005, member: 15370"] Afternoon all, Wanted to run some thoughts past everyone on an outwintering system for breeding heifers. I know the potential benefits, but wondering thoughts on pitfalls to avoid? [LIST] [*]Very old Perm Pasture Sward - looking to improve soil health before reseeding grass following Spring [*]300Kg weaned Stabiliser Heifers [*]Bale some High DM Hay from same field and place along 1 lateral fence line [*]DDrilling Rye (50Kg) and Vetch (25Kg) after being grazed bare by sheep in early August [*]Providing 60% of Daily DMI as Rye & Vetch and 40% as Hay [*]Hotwire rationing Daily Rye & Vetch [*]Hay bales rolled out behind crop, on area of Rye & Vetch eaten day or two previously [*]Water moved Daily [*]Clay loam soil, average 50 to 100mm/month over winter [/LIST] I have thought about backfencing to avoid poaching of ground in a wet winter - would this be beneficial? Also - anyone have experience on feeding animals as young as weaned Heifer calves on this type of system - good or bad? Thanks in advance! [/QUOTE]
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