Post by Blessings Farms on Jul 29, 2015 23:23:20 GMT
After Dexterfarm stated his amount of hay usage I began to investigate and found the following.
Hay requirement Univ. of Wisc.
Cows 2 / 3.5 % of body weight per day.
Lactating or milk cows 4 / 5 % of body weight per day.
I figured cows at 600 # x 5% = 30 # a day or 1/2 bale.
We also give about 1 # of sweet feed in winter too.
So 4 cows , 2 calves x 150 days x 1/2 = 450 60 # bale.
Am I missing anything here guys ?