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New to diet feeders - advice needed!
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<blockquote data-quote="Rattie" data-source="post: 7222787" data-attributes="member: 44122"><p>We bought a used Kuhn 20m³ twin auger feeder this week, have no prior experience! </p><p></p><p>We are very short of silage and moderately short of straw, hence the decision. Up until now we've always fed ad-lib silage at the rail, hard grub on top for the store cattle. </p><p></p><p>We run 35 Organic suckler cows, Angus and Shorthorn, we spring calve (Feb / March) and keep the weaned stock (weaned this week on housing all cattle) until the grass market is good in April time, selling at 12 - 14 months approx. We keep 6-8 replacement heifers and one Bull. Peak stock would be 105 animals in March / April. </p><p></p><p>At the moment I have 30 cows in calf in one group. 35 stores and 8 heifers in another and 5 cull cows with Bull in a 3rd pen. </p><p></p><p>We have silage of various qualities from straight rye grass, to multi species clover rich ley, lucerne and clover ley etc. Mix of 750 - 1000kg 5' rounds of approx 60% dry matter. </p><p></p><p>Straw is in 350kg rounds, Oat and wheat. Slso have 15t of milled mixed cereals.</p><p></p><p>How do I get the best use of this lot?! Thinking we could mix a decent ration for stores, then add straw to thin it out for the cattle, but causes headaches for adding grub? Incidentally, cows are fat, having been on clover leys all summer...constant issue and causes calving problems. </p><p></p><p>Any advice appreciated, thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rattie, post: 7222787, member: 44122"] We bought a used Kuhn 20m³ twin auger feeder this week, have no prior experience! We are very short of silage and moderately short of straw, hence the decision. Up until now we've always fed ad-lib silage at the rail, hard grub on top for the store cattle. We run 35 Organic suckler cows, Angus and Shorthorn, we spring calve (Feb / March) and keep the weaned stock (weaned this week on housing all cattle) until the grass market is good in April time, selling at 12 - 14 months approx. We keep 6-8 replacement heifers and one Bull. Peak stock would be 105 animals in March / April. At the moment I have 30 cows in calf in one group. 35 stores and 8 heifers in another and 5 cull cows with Bull in a 3rd pen. We have silage of various qualities from straight rye grass, to multi species clover rich ley, lucerne and clover ley etc. Mix of 750 - 1000kg 5' rounds of approx 60% dry matter. Straw is in 350kg rounds, Oat and wheat. Slso have 15t of milled mixed cereals. How do I get the best use of this lot?! Thinking we could mix a decent ration for stores, then add straw to thin it out for the cattle, but causes headaches for adding grub? Incidentally, cows are fat, having been on clover leys all summer...constant issue and causes calving problems. Any advice appreciated, thanks. [/QUOTE]
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