Is it hay time? and What are you over seeding with?

[CowPoke]

When do you put out your first round bale?
I didnt need to but put one out few days ago just to get one busted up to make bedding for my pens... (first time Heifers calving before Nov.)....
Im thinking my pastures will last until late Oct.

Have over seeded Rye and Clover here in Central Texas

What do you graze in the Winter?

[kycrawler]

I plowed some prairie pasture planted it in wheat rye and turnips gonna put it in corn in the spring after I graze it then next year plant in alfalfa

[CowPoke]

I planted a few turnips but just enough to see if they come up. I haven't had the soil tested and am just going to wait and do that next year. Bermuda is growing good after twice mowing so I guess my soil is good.
The clover will add some nitrogen so we'll see.

[Awnry Abe]

I usually make it until January on the beef. On critters that are penned, sooner. I have been putting hay out for the dairy cows all year. Grass has been excellent this year, so the seeder isn't going to come out and play this year.

[CowPoke]

January??!! What I'd give......

[FarmerDavid]

I never quit feeding hay. I'm slightly overstocked but normally don't have issues. Grass just didn't grow much here this year, below average temps but well below rainfall also. I planted 20 acres of corn stalks to a blend of tritacle, crimson clover, and turnups. Hopefully we start getting rain and ill get alot of grazing off of that November-feb.

[Allen W]

I've put out protein blocks. Good running age cows would go through the winter on blocks and standing grass. We'll have to see how these broken mouth cows get along they may need some better care to make it through the winter.

A lot of wheat and rye has been planted but if it don't start raining soon there won't be any wheat or rye pasture this fall. If I get the sprayer going Saturday I'll be trying to start planting the first part of the week. Planting fields not over seeding pasture.

[idigbeets]

I've already started putting out some hay bales to supplement pasture (I have winter pasture that has been overseeded and giving it time to grow a bit).

[collegeboundgal]

Much like Abe, we usually don't start needing to put out bales till mid January. But, I'm currently under stocked and we are improving on use of rotational grazing. Improvements on fields are helping as well... Eventually, I hope to only need to feed around 4 weeks of hay during winter. Water is our set back. Going to have to bite the bullet and drill a well and run power lines. I think we can get by with only needing to place one, maybe two, poles for electric lines. Then bury pipe for water lines to back pastures.

[CowPoke]

College, I have to water All mine from tap water. No well, no pond (tank)... Its a pain in the rear but surprisingly not been that expensive...

[collegeboundgal]

I would probably have to run 500 ft or more to get from the well to where the cows will be! That's a lot of hose! Lol!

[FarmerDavid]

500' really isn't that bad. Won't be cheep but isn't bad. Of course depending in where you are you could be digging quite a bit of rock to do it.

[collegeboundgal]

Oh, use tap water from the existing well? Sorry I didn't understand, I thought you meant just use a garden hose... The deal is I bought the property from my parents, but I don't live on it. I need a well that isn't my moms' or sisters' (she has 5 acres to). I've got an automatic waterer feeding off my parents well right now, on top of some ponds that I don't trust to go dry during a drought. The land is basically a large rectangle with hwy road frontage along the short side. Mom's place (20ish acres) is in one corner next to hwy, sis is on the other side, about 500 ft back from hwy. I need water all the way in the back and right down the middle.

[CowPoke]

I have two auto waterers under my barn awning. I have three pastures and each has an entrance to the waterers. My property is too small to put in a tank.