Has anyone else started feeding hay?

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Saffy
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Has anyone else started feeding hay?

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We started giving hay to these four yesterday, seems very early to me but they were delighted to see it!

They also get a handful of suckler rolls in the mornings.

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Re: Has anyone else started feeding hay?

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I usually start feeding my main herd about March.
They stay outside on large area of hill/permanent grass/scrub and get some feeding in spring.

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Re: Has anyone else started feeding hay?

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I'm short of hay now since two fields where I usually buy hay are still standing grass. If I start feeding hay in Sept I'll have run out before winter gets started!
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Re: Has anyone else started feeding hay?

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OMG Louisa that's not good! I was lucky and made mine early July and probably have enough to last but I don't usually need to feed anything this early...so I don't want to be too generous just yet.
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Re: Has anyone else started feeding hay?

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we have been feeding hay for a week it stops them eating acorns which are large in numbers this year and are causing lots of problems for all stock around here
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Re: Has anyone else started feeding hay?

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been feeding some most of summer certainly since the rain started as i like some dry food in them to help with staggers but we are lucky have plenty of grass and silage. Still have one field to cut.
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Re: Has anyone else started feeding hay?

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given the ones at home a bale this morning as stood bealing at gate at evening. not complaining as it gives us a chance to use up the round bales we have before the cattle come in for winter. still got a couple of small padocks to get 2nd cut off as silage, hopefully soon if a dry week is forecast
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Re: Has anyone else started feeding hay?

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monica a waltho wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2017 3:24 pm been feeding some most of summer certainly since the rain started as i like some dry food in them to help with staggers ..
Ditto
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