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There's no better time than now to start seriously exploring raising your own feed if you have the set up for it. This obviously would be more feasible for homesteading purposes than a commercial operation but it would none the less be an extremely valuable small scale exercise.

I live in NNY Zone 4 (-25F) and they come up with a vengeance every spring.

IMHO decent hay of any kind should be free choice

That's a very good point. Not enough selective breeding is done either.

Part of the problem today is the increasing resistance of harmful bacteria to antibiotics. We were warned of this problem initially in the early 1900's but nothing was done. As a matter of fact it obviously worsened through the decades to the point antibiotics were used to speed up the growth of...

I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. I'm not well versed on the capabilities of this group. I'm sure you can find other sources as well by a tree fodder google search. This is a procedure used for centuries in Europe as our European friends on the group can explain...

I think tree hay is the future for homesteading regardless of species if you have the resources available. Even pellets or hay is 'monotonous', if you will, so if you have a couple of fast growing species for a little variety that should suffice. It's surprising how high the protein content is...

Thanks for the article. I guess the phenomenon is still up for debate. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics-new-experiment-hot-water-freeze-faster-cold-mpemba-effect

Actually it can under certain conditions. It's called the Mpemba effect.

Maybe it's time to butcher them yourself.

Thanks

At the expense of showing my ignorance, what did you use to crimp over the sides? Thanks