Question about feed for cow?

[masawyer]

We would like to get some feed from the grain mill and was wondering what we should get? She is going to freshen any day now. Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,

Marsha in OK

[myersfarm]

12 % horse feed or cattle feed works great might be a little high

[kycrawler]

before switching to a mixed ration i used to feed

500 ground corn
300 cracked corn
100 oats
100 32% grower pellets
50 lb mollasses
3 lb calcium bi carb
15lb mineral

it ran about $160-175 a batch here bagged in 50 lb poly sacks

[masawyer]

Thanks for the replies to my question.

Marsha in OK

[myersfarm]

KYcrawler why CRACKED corn and Ground corn whats the difference in MIX

[kycrawler]

the cracked corn made it flow better through the feeders (was feeding to cows and calves ) and used alot less molasses to keep the dust down . straight ground corn was dusty consumption was a little lower in the calves and it didnt flow well through creep feeders or out of a bulk bin

[CIW]

Mixing your own really saves on feed cost. We use a barrel mixer instead of paying the mill to mix it for us. Barrels up on pallets work well to store it in.

# LB.
100 roll corn
30 roll oat
20 roll barley
4 mineral mix
1/4 liver of sulfur (summer only for flies)


1/2 gal. molasses (sticks the mineral and sulfur to the mixed grain)

Combine molasses, sulfur, and mineral then slowly add mixture to the rotating grain mixture.


Cracked grain doesn't stay mixed as evenly. Cattle don't digest it as well. Chickens do go through the manure and clean out the evacuated corn. In turn they stop fly larva from being able to mature. So there is an advantage there.