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anthony Ormonde

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i was given abou 400lbs of grain(oats&barley) that was left over from a brue (making beer).the grain is wet and hot.i tryed spredding it out on the ground to let it dry for a few days,but even after sitting out for two days it is still wet and now i have found a few fly larva in it.does any body know if this is safe to fee to my 800lb cow that we are planing on eating.no mold yet,but sitting in barrles it might mold/what are the risks/if any??
 
I don't know about the fly larvae, but you should have just fed it wet. Silage is no more than corn left to ferment (rot) in a silo and is an excellent feed source for cattle. We have an ethanol plant in our area and cattle farmers here feed the wet hot distillers grain like its going out of style. Some are feeding 100% to their steers and fat heifers with good results. They will get 10 tons of the wet stuff, dump it on a pile and it will be gone in several days. Its usually so warm it steams in the winter time.
 
If its moldy, get a barrel and soak it in water. Lots of water. Chickens and pigs love the soaked grain. Use a hoe to dip it out.
 
Mold isn't good. You will never get it dried down as it is.

Cold weather helps it keep longer.

Feed it right away, & get it gone before mold forms. Probably no more than a week, unless it is real cold.

Cattle can tolerate a bit of mold sometimes, but you get to that slippery slope real quick..... Even if they tolerate it, not doing them any good....

--->Paul
 
Not to be critical BOBM25, but the ensiling process is not in any way rotting. Silage that is kept sealed from air will keep several years.


Gene
 
Right, GeneMO. Rotting isn't exactly the word I should have used. I guess I was trying to say that a pungent, perhaps "rotten" odor doesn't necessarily mean its bad. I like the smell of silage but I know some who think its stinky.
 
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