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Problems Feeding Cottonseed in SE TX?
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03/29/20 02:02 AM
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BigTxBassMan
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I've been told that you can't feed cottonseed in SE TX because it will mold because of the humidity. Has anybody else heard this? What is y'all's experience with feeding it?
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Re: Problems Feeding Cottonseed in SE TX?
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03/30/20 08:38 PM
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Probably start sprouting if it gets wet too long.
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Re: Problems Feeding Cottonseed in SE TX?
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03/30/20 10:29 PM
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We've fed it to livestock in Mills County, it gets delivered 15 tons at a time and sits in a pile on the ground the whole winter. Yes, it gets a few moldy or hot spots but stays pretty palatable even after a few months. My suggestion would be to loosely feed it in hog wire racks so it can breathe a bit, or to find a way to cover what you are putting out. Sadly, it's been discovered as a good food source. We used to be able to get it for $100-125/ton, now it's nearly as high as processed cubes. This is the wire I'm referring to:
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Re: Problems Feeding Cottonseed in SE TX?
[Re: QuitShootinYoungBucks]
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03/31/20 02:31 AM
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Fed it to cattle for more years than I can remember. Then noticed deer and goats eating on it so I did some research years ago. Then started making V-mesh feeders out of 5' material for the deer. The wire you are referring to Quit Shootin is the V-mesh. If I have to move cattle into a pasture that as a feeder in it, we just pull it up. Cattle will finish it off. Never have had any get moldy. Probably cause it hardly ever rains!!
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Re: Problems Feeding Cottonseed in SE TX?
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03/31/20 05:01 AM
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we made round containers using the above fence material about 2 to 3 foot in diameter and used T posts to hold it, thne shoveled the cottonseed into it. They looked like 55 gallon drums made out of wire. Always wanted to build a feeder with a 55 gallon drum 3 foot off the ground, with a wire cage below it to hold the cottonseed, just never got around to it.
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