Rye Vs Wheat Straw

In one smooth operation it chops off the top portion containing the grain and sends the grain in one direction for processing and then cuts the straw and collects it until a bale sized block is formed.
Rye vs wheat straw. Grinding straw can increase intake 10 15. However forage yields are lower than for the other two small grains resulting in somewhat lower crude protein yields and overall lower relative feed values. Since most rye straw bales still contain the seed heads ergot bodies are more likely to be present. Straw can be used in combination with other feeds as the major roughage for beef cows.
Clover and rye are often components. Because wheat and rye are both members of the family poaceae they are naturally quite similar. The place closest to me sells rye and wheat straw. Wheat straw is rarely infected with ergot because the grains are removed prior to the straw harvest.
Millet straw is more palatable and higher in energy and protein. Taste of wheat and rye. I currently have pine shavings in there but i wanted to get straw since they will hopefully be laying soon. Oat straw is the most palatable and nutritious followed by barley straw and wheat straw.
Which one is better. Most hay is grown to be used as animal feed and is generally as mary beth correctly notes timothy rye alfalfa or a specialized grass. Hay is cut when it s source is still green capturing nutrients in the cut off plants. Posted 3 years ago.
Fortunately even if ergot bodies are present they usually fall off during the raking and baling process. He thinks it is possible that over time the pine straw could create too much acidity in the beds. Barley straw is second and wheat straw has the lowest nutritional value of the main grains. Hay is often the combination of several grasses and grains like alfalfa brome and timothy.
Oats is the most palatable and nutritious. Wheat is a cereal grass that is often processed into flour and used for baking. Straw and hay both begin life the same way as a field crop. I m going to get some straw for my two nest boxes 6 chickens 20 wks old not laying yet.
Pine straw vs wheat hay straw. Straw can constitute up to about 60 of the brood cow ration but has only about half the value of hay in growing rations. Usually a big machine called a combine harvester will come along into the field. Rye matures earlier than wheat or triticale and has the highest crude protein levels.
I m also going to. We are planting three 4x8 raised beds at the local library where i work. Flax straw is lower in feed value than all the others because of its lower digestibility. Rye straw has little feed value.
I can get pine straw for free but my husband feels like the wheat straw is superior. Straw is the stalk of a cereal crop such as oats barley wheat or rye after harvesting has removed the seed heads.