[cotopaxi14]

I just started a ranch and bought about 30 tons of hay will that be enough?

 

[saskcattle]

6 to 7 bales per cow is what I been told to get through winter. I have just under 120 and we have been using 130 bales a month but it's been a really warm winter so that number could vary depending where you are from

 

[charloisfarmer]

I was told u should have 8 bales per cow but that's so if there's a late spring

 

[cotopaxi14]

I don't think it's going to be a late spring and right now I have 10 bales per cow because I bought way to much hay

 

[charloisfarmer]

Oh ur good for sure always better to have to much than not enough

 

[cotopaxi14]

Is it bad to over feed with hay because I don't want any to get rotten come spring and I'm going to have some extra bales that I'll want to use up?

 

[empire]

You can't overfeed hay. When they are full.they will stop eating. I use about 7 heavy round bales,5x5s, per 1000 pound cow.