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BC, I have to admit that I have never realized that was an option. There are pros and cons with that approach, but for my situation there could be more pros. The cons are the wildness of the young animals (likely would have jumpers), higher odds of health problems, and the potential difficulty...

No problem bursting my bubble AC. :D Always better to know up front what the real situation is. I inquired with a few others in my area and there are a few buyers who will take a nice mixed sex pot load of calves. Of course, same sex pot loads of uniform calves bring the very best prices...

Dang AC! I knew you needed some excess cows to net the approximately 83 calves needed for a pot load, but I didn't realize that 100 mommas was what it really takes to reliably achieve 83 uniform calves. And now there is this same sex group issue to deal with as well. You really know how to crush...

Thanks for all the great replies. I am now very confident that quality hay can last for years in good storage conditions. I have also picked up on two other good points, go BIG and go separate building on hay storage. The one point still in question is whether it is ok to store hay directly on...

I have property near College Station, TX (central Texas). This area of Texas goes through frequent drought and rain cycles. In wet years, hay from coastal and other hybrid bermuda grasses (Tifton85) is plentiful and relatively cheap. I am building a large metal storage building (site prep stage...