The image of a cow grazing on a lush green pasture, providing fresh milk and cream for the homestead, is a romantic one. It’s a dream shared by many aspiring homesteaders. Yet, as idyllic as it sounds ...
In a broad sense, a moderately milking 1,300-pound cow would like to eat about 30 pounds of good, green hay a day prior to weaning. After weaning, that same cow only would need 26 to 27 pounds of that ...