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<blockquote data-quote="GANGGREEN" data-source="post: 429645" data-attributes="member: 6460"><p>Victoria, thanks for your thoughts and I'm cautiously optimistic that I had a misconception about what the intitial cost for the animals would be. In answer to your questions, I have fences and run in shed up, pasture split into two paddocks and water available for the animals. I'd have to work something out for chutes, etc. but it would be minimal.</p><p></p><p>I don't live in a big beef area and don't intend to sell animals at the auctions, would be far more inclined to sell the few I'd have available to friends, family and local word of mouth sales. The website/breeder that I referred to isn't in this area anyway, I was just pointing out the ridiculous prices that I saw posted on their website. I have an email into a more local breeder and will call them if I don't receive any response soon. My local breeder advertises pretty heavily in some of the hobby farms magazines and I suspect they have a pretty good marketing scheme but have no idea what they get for the animals yet.</p><p></p><p>Thanks again for the thoughts.</p><p></p><p>TNMaster, I'm well aware that you don't know my financial situation. I simply asked what the going price was. One poster suggested that they were "dirt cheap" in their area and another gave specifics about a recent auction. Do you know what they bring in your area or did you just want to pick on me?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GANGGREEN, post: 429645, member: 6460"] Victoria, thanks for your thoughts and I'm cautiously optimistic that I had a misconception about what the intitial cost for the animals would be. In answer to your questions, I have fences and run in shed up, pasture split into two paddocks and water available for the animals. I'd have to work something out for chutes, etc. but it would be minimal. I don't live in a big beef area and don't intend to sell animals at the auctions, would be far more inclined to sell the few I'd have available to friends, family and local word of mouth sales. The website/breeder that I referred to isn't in this area anyway, I was just pointing out the ridiculous prices that I saw posted on their website. I have an email into a more local breeder and will call them if I don't receive any response soon. My local breeder advertises pretty heavily in some of the hobby farms magazines and I suspect they have a pretty good marketing scheme but have no idea what they get for the animals yet. Thanks again for the thoughts. TNMaster, I'm well aware that you don't know my financial situation. I simply asked what the going price was. One poster suggested that they were "dirt cheap" in their area and another gave specifics about a recent auction. Do you know what they bring in your area or did you just want to pick on me? [/QUOTE]
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