We fed baleage to sheep for many years and had no particular problems.
We fed free choice round bales and supplemented with whole corn only,
plus minerals. The cost analysis I ran had this coming out cheaper plus
we didn't need any buildings to store the dry hay. We used straw for
bedding plus gave them access to some straw at different times of year.
As with any feed they need a balanced ration and the baleage always
seemed more consistent that any hay we could find. We contracted
directly with one farm to produce the baleage for our 500 ewes, paid
above market price but always got good quality. Sheep are less forgiving
than cows., you need to watch out for pissel rot if you feed to
fattening ram lambs.
Ed Maltby
30 Keets Rd
Deerfield, MA 01342
Tel 413-772-0444
Cell 413-427-7323
email emaltby@comcast.net
-----Original Message-----
From: graze-l-admin@witt.ac.nz [mailto:graze-l-admin@witt.ac.nz] On
Behalf Of Early Morning Organic Farm
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 2:04 PM
To: (SRMARKETING-L); graze-1
Subject: [Graze-l] Feeding baylage to sheep and goats
I'm wondering if anyone has experience feeding baylage, or haylage, to
sheep and goats. My father (an ag bag dealer) is trying to convince me
it is the best way to feed in the winter. Hay bales are certainly more
convenient for us, but if the feed quality is that superior, I might be
willing to consider it.
Thanks,
Laurie
Early Morning Organic Farm
Genoa, NY
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