SuperDave":2w4jkw11 said:So I am thinking of putting cattle on my family's land that is right now a 45 minute drive from my house.
Please post how far some of you commute to your cattle.
Any comments are appreciated, thanks.
TNMasterBeefProducer":9yaib821 said:My farm is 5 miles from the house. I can get there in less than 5 minutes if its an emergency. I would go as far as 10 minutes out but since cows need to be checked at least twice per day just because. I wouldnt put them 45 minutes away just for that simple fact.
SuperDave":vp2tdm90 said:Oklahoma winters, can be harsh, can be mild.
Of course I would never ask them to do that, I was raised out there so I have a little bit of knowledge of what to expect.
I will probably invest in a tank and a heater beforehand.
Brandonm2":3pljeqpj said:The tank and heater would be good and this should not be too big a problem in Ok. On these boards, the person could be in Montana or Saskatchewan so I thought I would make the point!!
SuperDave":ty82kvj8 said:So I am thinking of putting cattle on my family's land that is right now a 45 minute drive from my house.
Please post how far some of you commute to your cattle.
Any comments are appreciated, thanks.
Brandonm2":j463cf5n said:I don't know how far away you live or how infirm your parents are or how far north you live; but IF you live in a real northerly climate (unlike my Alabama where this would NEVER be an issue) somebody may need to break the ice for the cows daily in the worst weeks of the winter. Since you seem to be too far away, IF that is the case there, do you think your parents should be out there with an axe busting up 3 foot thick ice??