pumpkin

[iacceptcash]

I was just handed (much to my dismay) a truckload of unsold pumpkins from Haloween.(about 100). My steers seem to like them, so is it ok for them if I were to throw 2 or 3 a day to them?


Thanks

Tim

[chas]

The cows, goats, and horses really love them once they acquire the taste.
The bull smashes them with his head.The goats gnaw away at them.The horses walk up to them and plant a hoof in the middle popping them open.Then the chickens and ducks come running hoping to swipe some seeds!
Starting the season I let them have one a piece.After a few days 2 or 3 dosen't seem to bother them.And i've heard it said the seeds act something like a wormer which i have no real proof of!
I haven't had to feed any hay yet because of the pumpkins, and no feed!
Chas

[montysky]

Have at it, cattle love them.

[jerzeygurl]

yep punkins squash maters corn stalks turnips

[lilsassafrass]

At one time pumpkins and carrots were rasised specifiacally for stock feed ...
When i am lucky enough to get a truck load or two .. i make a bunker in teh top part of the barn from hay or straw bales to store them in .. they will last a good bit of the winter that way. i like to slice them with a shovel when I feed them .. and scoot them down the hay drops below to the steers ..

one of my neighbors years ago had a cow he couldnt keep home .... she usually didnt come our way on her wanderings until late summer ... when she figuered out that I had pumkins growing in teh garden .. took me a few days to figuere out just what critter was taking huge bites out of my pumpkins .. that was until she left behind further evidence she had been there .... And i could call the owner to tell him to keep his @## cow home or I would deliver part of her back in 1 lb packages !!!

Paula
HydePark Farm

[Up North]

Watch Out when they lift their tail. They are about to produce a pumpkin pie.

[arcticow]

Up North, are the crusts real flaky on those?

[george darby]

years ago they were raised for the purpose of cattle feed morrisons list a ton of pumpkins as equal to 200 lb of shell corn most of the difference being due to the high water content lots of vitamins especialy caratin in the orange pumpkins i have fed lots of them and have fed very heavy with no problems

[savinggrace]

Originally Posted by arcticow

Up North, are the crusts real flaky on those?

[Up North]

Originally Posted by arcticow

Up North, are the crusts real flaky on those?

Depends where you're at. In J.R. Ewing country, they cut'em into squares for pumpkin bars. In Alaska they are served as a frozen custard treat.