home'n dry.....again

[spin cycle]

so it's my annual dither as to if i try this or not

chewing it over it more/less boils down to will treated home'n dry barley.....assuming an uplift in protein to about 15%......fatten lambs as the sole concentrate part of the diet? + minerals + straw or pea haulm as buffer.....or would i still need something else in mix.....either protein or palatability wise

 

[neilo]

so it's my annual dither as to if i try this or not

chewing it over it more/less boils down to will treated home'n dry barley.....assuming an uplift in protein to about 15%......fatten lambs as the sole concentrate part of the diet? + minerals + straw or pea haulm as buffer.....or would i still need something else in mix.....either protein or palatability wise

I finished lambs on just that last year, ad-Lib Alkabarley with hay in a rack. They didn’t take much hay, but did nibble on a bit, as well as their bedding straw obviously.

Do make sure you add minerals though. I let it lapse and they almost stopped growing overnight. Palatability certainly wasn’t an issue.

I used the same ration in the 2018 drought, and wouldn’t hesitate to do so again. It doesn’t look like I’m going to be flush with winter fodder crops this year, whilst ewe numbers are up, so I will probably house and finish hoggets in Jan/Feb, as my lamb contract gives a decent price at that time.

 

[neilo]

Having to buy a full pallet (enough for around 30t of feed) isa bit of a p*sser, but it does keep for another year ok.

 

[spin cycle]

thanks @neilo .... i thought you and @Bury the Trash possibly would be the boys to answer

 

[neilo]

thanks @neilo .... i thought you and @Bury the Trash possibly would be the boys to answer

With the barley sale price last year (& likely this), I reckon the finishing ration cost me about £150/t, including the minerals (+ a tenner if you’re buying in I guess). At the time a concentrate to finish them would have been £238/t, with a risk of acidosis that isn’t there with Alkagrain.

It wasn’t a hard decision, certainly if you have home grown cereals, that may well be damp.

Currently I’m wondering if I can strip graze (partially)standing barley...

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

Pea halum will make all the difference

 

[spin cycle]

With the barley sale price last year (& likely this), I reckon the finishing ration cost me about £150/t, including the minerals (+ a tenner if you’re buying in I guess). At the time a concentrate to finish them would have been £238/t, with a risk of acidosis that isn’t there with Alkagrain.

It wasn’t a hard decision, certainly if you have home grown cereals, that may well be damp.

Currently I’m wondering if I can strip graze (partially)standing barley...

might be worth a try...think they may paddle it down though .....chop it/clamp it as alka/straw + grain perhaps

my previous rations have been mvf multimix 1 to 2 .....so circa £215....and midland feeds 50/50 £175.....but have to watch intake and feed twice a day....risk underfeeding and they standstill....over feed and it's acidosis and a check

 

[neilo]

might be worth a try...think they may paddle it down though .....chop it/clamp it as alka/straw + grain perhaps

my previous rations have been mvf multimix 1 to 2 .....so circa £215....and midland feeds 50/50 £175.....but have to watch intake and feed twice a day....risk underfeeding and they standstill....over feed and it's acidosis and a check

No usable clamp here, or any way to feed the output from 60ac of Spring Barley (50t? ). It'll come, it's only August yet.

It really is a safe, good feed and is dead simple to make & use.

 

[ImLost]

Pea halum will make all the difference

Did he take it in the end then?

 

[Adam@Rumen]

We supply a lot of Home n Dry, your questions look like they've all been answered

 

[dinderleat]

Which is better home n dry or maxomom?

 

[spin cycle]

We supply a lot of Home n Dry, your questions look like they've all been answered

do you want to sell it to me then pm me if you do

 

[spin cycle]

Did he take it in the end then?

get orff...

 

[Adam@Rumen]

do you want to sell it to me then

Sounds like a good idea to me! Will send you a PM

 

[spin cycle]

get teady...pm in...HOW MUCH

 

[dinderleat]

£23per processed tn?

 

[neilo]

I've sent a PM too @Adam@Rumen . As I appear to have persuaded @spin cycle to part with some hard earned, do I get a better price...?

 

[ImLost]

get orff...

Is that supposed to answer my question

 

[Hesstondriver]

Pea halum will make all the difference

its the most undervalued by product going imo

 

[ImLost]

its the most undervalued by product going imo

Sssh... Don't say that!!