normajeanbaker
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We aren't doing anything different to cut our feed bill. It'll cost me the same to go through the winter as it did the summer. We buy hay out of the field and get all we need for a year, so that helps a little. Cheaper then what you'd pay half way through winter out of the barn. We are set with hay until next August. I do supplements all year round, so no cost cutting there. I dont usually end up decreasing the amount of grain they get either. If they start to pork out, I'll cut them back, but for the most part, they stay steady with their weight, so no cost cutting their either. The only thing I am doing different is I did away with Hay Stretcher pellets for their lunch and am doing hay instead over the winter. But, cost wise, it evens out the same. Once early spring arrives, I'll cut back the hay and increase the hay stretcher again.
We also got 50 bales of shavings in and I am getting another 50 in a few weeks, which will carry us through winter. I am getting them cheaper this time of year then I will mid-winter, so that saves a bit too.
I pretty much just suck it up and get them what they need. They stay great looking weight wise all winter, which makes it much easier come spring to get them ready for the show ring. And by keeping them on their supplements all winter, they have great coats all year round. I only have 7 that I am feeding, so I have it much easier then some of you others that have alot more then I do. I know alot of people have a much higher feed bill then myself, so I tend not to complain one bit about it
~Jen~
We also got 50 bales of shavings in and I am getting another 50 in a few weeks, which will carry us through winter. I am getting them cheaper this time of year then I will mid-winter, so that saves a bit too.
I pretty much just suck it up and get them what they need. They stay great looking weight wise all winter, which makes it much easier come spring to get them ready for the show ring. And by keeping them on their supplements all winter, they have great coats all year round. I only have 7 that I am feeding, so I have it much easier then some of you others that have alot more then I do. I know alot of people have a much higher feed bill then myself, so I tend not to complain one bit about it
~Jen~