Recent content by CL87

To respond to the first question and second question. I am assuming it would be easier to secure a lease on a decommissioned chicken house rather than pasture. Therefore I’m thinking it would be a easier way to get my foot in the door of the cattle business and make use of something that is not...

What if you use wood chips? I would distribute weight better than shavings. If it was 1 foot deep wouldn’t it be less likely to cause a mud hole?

They didn’t do a full clean out while the chickens were there. Maybe scooped up a spot or two where the shavings got vey wet(roof leak) or where manure caked up early on.

Thank you! Yes and no…. I had a few cows 3 years ago on rented ground but sold out and took that money to buy land and build a home. Now that I have a small piece of land I buy replacement heifers every year(mostly rejects from registered herds) and sell to local farmers as commercial replacements.

Yes, I could use the existing water lines and the existing feed lines/feed bins. They would not leave the house until they were sold. I would keep the calves there around 90 days. I would either wean my calves and keep them in there or buy calves and wean them then ship them off. Cleaning out...

New Member and First Time Poster here so go easy on me… I got the crazy idea this weekend while riding around. Could you wean and feed calves in a commercial chicken house. Most of the ones in my area(North Alabama) that have been decommissioned have curtain sides and dirt floors. I understand...

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Where can you buy these?