Molasses on straw

[Bootneck]

Hi, I'm running out of forage for my sucklers but have barley straw, I'm going to get some molasses to pour on and feed the straw, how many litres of molasses do I need to pour on one large straw bale, and what's best application method etc?
Thanks for any advice

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Hi, I'm running out of forage for my sucklers but have barley straw, I'm going to get some molasses to pour on and feed the straw, how many litres of molasses do I need to pour on one large straw bale, and what's best application method etc?
Thanks for any advice

I saw someone line the bales up in the yard and just soak them with a hose from the tank .
You be better selling the straw and buying some hay though

 

[tr250]

I saw someone line the bales up in the yard and just soak them with a hose from the tank .
You be better selling the straw and buying some hay though

do you know anyone with some for sale by any chance

 

[Macsky]

@Top Tip.

 

[Pistonbroke]

Think of a litre of molasses as roughly a 2/3 kilo of beet nuts feed value wise

 

[delilah]

The Dallas Keith chap told us to pour 35l onto a round bale. So I did half that lol.

 

[The Ruminant]

Depending on the molasses and the straw, it can run straight through the bale without really soaking in. Better to put the bales out for feeding, if you’re breaking them up, then add the molasses.

Quantity wise, it depends on condition of cows but we found a litre or two per cow per day of QLF Suckler Profit was enough and worked well.

 

[bobk]

I tried this once , they just licked it off .

 

[tr250]

This is where a feeder waggon comes into its own as it gives so many options if your running short

 

[Top Tip.]

We feed pot ale syrup by putting the straw into the feed carts and then pouring the pot ale on top at a rate of two litres a cow/day. The cows love it and they it fairly encourages them to eat the straw. We have a tank for the pot ale and we just pour the pot ale into the loader bucket which is premarked to a level . Cow’s do well on it and are very content.

 

[serf]

If your pre soaking the bales with it and think it may run thru , put clean bale on floor first and stack soaked bales on top to mop any that soaks thru

 

[Derrick Hughes]

[emoji1787][emoji1787] do you know anyone with some for sale by any chance

There was some in Stow sale for £60 ton and 40 % lots unsold . He would have better feed and make £50 /ton doing it

 

[tr250]

There was some in Stow sale for £60 ton and 40 % lots unsold . He would have better feed and make £50 /ton doing it

Yea I was only taking the mickey

 

[Cowcalf]

pouring urea onto bale day before will be cheaper and work better by encouraging them to eat more straw

 

[michael N123]

Straws £30 a bale here and silage is £18-20 a bale on Facebook

just sell / swap the straw

 

[Bootneck]

I would prefer to feed hay / silage but there's not much around in East Sussex this winter