Gotta question about cows...
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Gotta question about cows...
I noticed that one of the foods you give to the cows is hay/silage. Does that mean you have to do both or one or the other? And also TMR, do you have to combine hay, silage and straw and just hay and silage?
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can use hay or grass and yes hay, silage and straw for TMR.Electsilver8 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 07, 2019 2:30 am I noticed that one of the foods you give to the cows is hay/silage. Does that mean you have to do both or one or the other? And also TMR, do you have to combine hay, silage and straw and just hay and silage?
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Re: Gotta question about cows...
Gday Electsilver8, cows require powerfood (TMR) which is a mix of silage, hay and straw, as well as TMR cows also need straw for bedding (which then gives you manure), grass and water.
The in game mixer wagons have slider indicators that show whether you have the correct mix for TMR (level bars will change to green) or if you need to add more hay, straw or silage for the correct mix.
You can add these to the mixer wagon either loose or just dump a whole bale in the top.
The in game mixer wagons have slider indicators that show whether you have the correct mix for TMR (level bars will change to green) or if you need to add more hay, straw or silage for the correct mix.
You can add these to the mixer wagon either loose or just dump a whole bale in the top.
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Re: Gotta question about cows...
Actually if you are feeding them tmr, the only other things you need to give them are water and straw.Grizzly39samr wrote: ↑Mon Jan 07, 2019 2:53 am Gday Electsilver8, cows require powerfood (TMR) which is a mix of silage, hay and straw, as well as TMR cows also need straw for bedding (which then gives you manure), grass and water.
The in game mixer wagons have slider indicators that show whether you have the correct mix for TMR (level bars will change to green) or if you need to add more hay, straw or silage for the correct mix.
You can add these to the mixer wagon either loose or just dump a whole bale in the top.
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In 17 you could make TMR with just hay and silage, skipping the straw. I don't know if it's the same in 19
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Re: Gotta question about cows...
Even in 17 you needed hay, silage and straw to make TMR, that has not changed and is still needed in 19.
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In 17 you did not need straw. It was optional and could be 0-30% of the total mix.Apache1222 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:18 pm Even in 17 you needed hay, silage and straw to make TMR, that has not changed and is still needed in 19.
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At least with the base game mixers. I believe there were mod mixers that allowed different ratios.DirectCedar wrote: ↑Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:28 pmIn 17 you did not need straw. It was optional and could be 0-30% of the total mix.Apache1222 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:18 pm Even in 17 you needed hay, silage and straw to make TMR, that has not changed and is still needed in 19.
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very possible if dealing with the modded mixers, but most modded ones my friends and i used in 17 were some of the base ones from 15 that someone converted over so they used all 3. I myself have not seen a modded mixer that did not require all three, but that does not mean they are not out there.
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base game, no modded mixer... straw not required
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Not true.Apache1222 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:18 pm Even in 17 you needed hay, silage and straw to make TMR, that has not changed and is still needed in 19.
Technically adding straw to the TMR in FS 19 is just a waste of a straw bale.
FS 17 only required hay and silage to be mixed to make TMR and it's the same for FS 19. Straw is not required tot make TMR in the mixer wagons and I've never added straw as I only use the straw for bedding.
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Straw is not "Required" in TMR, it is used as a "Filler" to save on valuable hay and silage, but only a partial % of the mix is allowed as straw.
If a MOD 'Required" Straw, then the MOD is/was in error.
If a MOD 'Required" Straw, then the MOD is/was in error.
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Re: Gotta question about cows...
Please see this post, its about TMR in FS17 and right here on the forums. Straw is needed.
viewtopic.php?t=120046
edit: it does mention further in the post that it is optional, my apologies That being said I didn't know that until reading that post. In game I have always added straw.
viewtopic.php?t=120046
edit: it does mention further in the post that it is optional, my apologies That being said I didn't know that until reading that post. In game I have always added straw.
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If you check out some of the posts on the second page of the thread you linked, there are people saying straw isn’t needed.Apache1222 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:43 pm Please see this post, its about TMR in FS17 and right here on the forums. Straw is needed.
viewtopic.php?t=120046
edit: it does mention further in the post that it is optional, my apologies That being said I didn't know that until reading that post. In game I have always added straw.
You can make it 50% hay and 50% silage. Most people just put straw in as it’s easy and cheap.
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Re: Gotta question about cows...
In terms of bales TMR takes 2 Straw 1 Hay 1 Silage for a perfect mix.