Colin wrote:I'm surprised you don't get sileage eye feeding straw in a ring feeder, or is it chopped first ? We got a number of cases doing that, particularly with one of my bulls who buried his head as deep as possible in the straw. We stopped feeding straw in the ring feeder and the problem went away.
No, haven't had any silage eye Colin.........not yet anyhow!
It's very soft and fluffy barley straw, maybe that's why?
my dexters eat barley straw as a preference to my good quality hay. I supplement with sugar beet (with care) or spuds. This year I have fed one box of spuds a month and the cattle look fantastic
