Feeding Hay in February

Matt Davenport unrolls large round bales on the hill side of Hollin Farms. The bales weigh around 1000 pounds. Spreading the hay out by rolling it is a better way of feeding round bales than leaving them unrolled in a field. The cattle trod the hay into the mud and waste alot. Rolling them down the hill is less wasteful and distributes the manure over the fields.
My son Matthew is strong enough to push these bales by hand.

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• feeding
• hay
• cattle
• husbandry
• hollin
• farms
• winter
• february
• virginia
• agriculture

[theffa1928]

what model is that Kubota?

how much horsepower it it?

[theffa1928]

To seagirlkat- yes, our cows follow the tractor to eat the first roll while its on the spear still, but once i put out about 3 rolls they wont bother me.

[seagirlkat]

It reminds me of unrolling a cinnamin roll. One of the most interesting things in winter is to roll the hay down the hill and watch the cows eat. Our cow Black Spot used to run after the tractor to try to eat the hay off of it. Do any of yours try to do that?

[farmerdustin]

how many cows do you have on your farm now

[Dymo740]

Thats what i do with my uncles hydrabed truck.