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It sounds like the cow/calf idea is out! I will try the ram he is a small one (shetland) but he is with the cattle now and bosses them around like he owns the place (even the bull :shock: ). Do you think he would hurt the horse by raming him? I have a feeling that one good kick from the horse...

Thank you for the advice. I guess by rights I should just get another horse but for now one hay burner is enough! :lol: I do have a ram maybe it would be better to put him in with the horse insted of a cow/calf.

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Hello. My wife and I bought a horse and we have been told that it is not good to keep him alone in his pasture. We do raise some beef cattle and I wondered if I put one of my older cows in with him if she and her calf would serve as good enough companionship to keep him happy? He was around the...

Thank you for the help. The problem is she was already running on 3 tits now! With this tit bursting I am worried. She is bred to a great bull and I wounder if it would be worth it to have the calf and if things do not work out feed it with a bottle. What do you think?

I have a cow that showed a lump that looked like mastitis on one side of a quarter. It has burst and is now healing. Will this part of the utter stop giving milk?

The marbling of the beef gives the same tenderness and tastiness as the other larger breeds. Studies in the US have verified that Highland Beef is 38% lower in fat content and 4% lower in cholesterol than steaks from local supermarkets. Studies in the UK list the quantities of fat per 100...

What do you think of these angus cross steers? http://cattletoday.com/photos/showphoto ... puser=4073

Thank you for the advice I will print it along with the advice Bez gave me and tac them both up in my office.

My plan is to buy them vaccinated would that be enough or would they need to have more vaccinations through out the 6 months?

Where do you live? - Manitoba What is the ground like? dark, fertile How much grass you have available? - 80acs good pasture 200acs mixed woods and rough pasture What type of handling system you have in place? - steel bar working pens What vaccination protocol you planning to run? none...

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40acs is less then I thought. I have 80acs of good pasture and then 200acs of mixed woods and rough pasture avalible so they should have plenty and then some. $7000.00 in 6 months is not a bad return on a 18,600.00 investment.

Thank you for the responce. So if my calulations are right they should gain 368 lbs. If I buy at 1.20lb for a 500lb stocker costing me $600.00 then sell at .95lb I make 224.60 an animal. Which means I need 31 stockers to reach my goal of 7000.00 a summer. How many acres would you need to run 31...

If I buy Char cross stockers at 450-500 lb and put them on grass for 6 months what would be the average lbs gained for a steer? What would be the average lbs gained for a hefier? They would be on a good mix of clover and grasses with minerals and fresh water but no grain.

Thank you all for your responces. SRR I took a look at some historical data and it looks like prices are slighter better in Ontario most of the time compared to Manitoba :? I wonder why? Cattle Rack Rancher I am glad you posted since you are in my area. I am going to have to rethink my numbers...

Good points.

Cull the bad keep the good and buy replacements. Which means about every 5-8 years the profit for that year goes into buying cows.

1000.00 for vet and 1000.00 for misc. is not enough on some years but more then enough on most. Right now we are at $1.35 and that is low. With China and the US opening up it is said that we are going back to pre BSE prices ie. around $1.80lb. remember 3MR that is Canadian $. Of course you all...

I have the time now to start a small herd of cattle and wanted to run this plan by you all if it is O.K. I live in Manitoba Canada, I have the fence built, the barn done, chute and pens, also a vet on speed dial. I have had cattle for a number of years but only as a side thing. (8-14 cows and a...