We don’t think so….

….you may say they’re alfalfa pellets but they sure look like grain and Mommy told us to stay away from grain.

At least that’s what these two heifers seem to be saying to Wooz.  Some of our animals never do try them….coming into the pen when we treat the herd to alfalfa pellets but just standing to the side and watching.

It can be a problem, when you’re raising grass fed beef, rounding up the cows.  But, particularly with mob grazing, they get caught up in the excitement of running and are carried along.  Sometimes, as with these heifers in a satellite pasture, it can take coaxing and patience.  It can be best to just wait in the pasture and appear to be busy; the cows get curious about what you’re doing.

To explain about alfalfa pellets:  alfalfa is a forage, not a grain, has can be fed under grass fed protocols.  There are a few other “legal” feeds: cottonseed hulls and beet pulps, to name just two.