mtrancher
Well-known member
I know this subject was discussed a couple of weeks ago on the board but I had a couple of questions I'm not sure were addressed. Would appreciate some input from those of you that have experience with this idea.
Was considering starting to feed heifers in the evening, (we are about a month from starting to calve) but wouldn't be able to feed in the evening every day. Does it mess up the night calving idea if for example you only feed in the evening 5 days a week and the other 2 days you feed them at noon?
Does supplement feeding (couple #s of grain and canola meal and a few #s of silage) in the evening to mature cows that are out grazing have any affect on when they might calve?
Also there still seems to be some disagreement on exactly when they should be fed in the evening. 5pm? 9pm?
Hope all you guys that are calving are able to stay warm and save most of them. I calved in late January years ago in -40 weather and decided that was waaayyy to much work. I calve one bunch in late march april and then the other half in late June July. Works good for me as I can get by with less labor in the spring.
Was considering starting to feed heifers in the evening, (we are about a month from starting to calve) but wouldn't be able to feed in the evening every day. Does it mess up the night calving idea if for example you only feed in the evening 5 days a week and the other 2 days you feed them at noon?
Does supplement feeding (couple #s of grain and canola meal and a few #s of silage) in the evening to mature cows that are out grazing have any affect on when they might calve?
Also there still seems to be some disagreement on exactly when they should be fed in the evening. 5pm? 9pm?
Hope all you guys that are calving are able to stay warm and save most of them. I calved in late January years ago in -40 weather and decided that was waaayyy to much work. I calve one bunch in late march april and then the other half in late June July. Works good for me as I can get by with less labor in the spring.