Recent content by Colethesteer

Thank you for the advice and I am choosing Wisconsin only because I have connections up here for cattle and feed. Land is getting really expensive but we have seen a few here and there that hasn’t been that bad. The only problem is finding a place to live to put on it too. I was also just...

I know and that’s what sucks about now a days, can’t even think about starting something up with the government we have since it’ll just get suffocated but thank you for the advice!

He actually was my first steer and I sold him a few months ago! He ended up weighing 1,800lbs and thank you for the advice and I will definitely do it for the love of it!

Anybody have any tips on how to start up raising beef? I know how to raise cattle but just don’t know where to start in terms of land and how much. I live in Wisconsin and any advice helps!

You could use a dehorning paste. We use a dehorning paste when they are born and the horns typically don’t grow back.

He's a bottle calf and he has been wormed so I think you're right on him just getting adjusted to it. Thank you

He's a jersey mixed with a Holstein and Swedish red. The farm that I work on and that I got them from weaning them at about 2-3 months so he is already weaned. He doesn't have a recommended feeding since I am raising him by myself but I am slowly increasing his feed.

Hello! I'm new here and thought I'd ask bout my steer who doesn't seem to be gaining weight very good. He is currently 4 months and I've had him since Feb 1st. I've been feeding him about 4 scoops a day of a type of beef creep and he eats all of his hay but when I run my hand down his side, I...