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Originally Posted by John Doe
Because of the severe drought in NC and SC alot of square bails are getting shipped in on RR cars as part of the relief effort. My relatives cut the strings and put them directly in the feeder--they are flaked 'horse' bales anyway, so I don't see any reason to shread.
Gonna get expensive, though.....
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Thanks for the info! This is our first winter to actually have our herd (all 6) on the property and needed to feed. In prior years they've been mixed in with the neighbors cattle and he's done the feeding. We just started feeding about a week ago because there's been some pretty decent standing forage. We've been dumping the bales into feed bunks that we already have and the waste is staggering. I'm looking for a better way.
With all the rain around here last summer, hay has been a bargain. These are tightly baled coastal (around 65# ea) and have tested out at >20% protein. I paid $4/bale for them. The going retail rate has been $8+ bale....