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<blockquote data-quote="farmwriter" data-source="post: 679810" data-attributes="member: 10309"><p>Rotational grazing might get 10 acres to work if your forage quality is good and all 10 acres is fenced and viable for grazing (no wooded areas, no barn, no working facilities), but that still leaves you with fencing to take down for winter grazing to be planted or considerable hay costs. And then I still think 8 cows and four calves (which is what you would eventually have if you buy 4 sets of 3 in 1 and don't sell any until they are over a year old) might be too much for 10 acres.</p><p>I don't know what part of FL Port Charlotte is in, but I'm in AL less than 2 hours from the FL line, and in my part of the world it is beyond cruel to put cows where they have no shade or water. Now you might be willing to drag hoses and otherwise keep a water system going, but I doubt you're going to want the work involved in making sure they have good shade. </p><p>My intention is not to down you or start a feud with other posters, I just want to help you understand what you're talking about getting into. If you already know all that it takes to care for them properly, forgive me if I'm insulting you. I promise I mean well... ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmwriter, post: 679810, member: 10309"] Rotational grazing might get 10 acres to work if your forage quality is good and all 10 acres is fenced and viable for grazing (no wooded areas, no barn, no working facilities), but that still leaves you with fencing to take down for winter grazing to be planted or considerable hay costs. And then I still think 8 cows and four calves (which is what you would eventually have if you buy 4 sets of 3 in 1 and don't sell any until they are over a year old) might be too much for 10 acres. I don't know what part of FL Port Charlotte is in, but I'm in AL less than 2 hours from the FL line, and in my part of the world it is beyond cruel to put cows where they have no shade or water. Now you might be willing to drag hoses and otherwise keep a water system going, but I doubt you're going to want the work involved in making sure they have good shade. My intention is not to down you or start a feud with other posters, I just want to help you understand what you're talking about getting into. If you already know all that it takes to care for them properly, forgive me if I'm insulting you. I promise I mean well... ;-) [/QUOTE]
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