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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 730347" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Congratulations - it is a great lifestyle.</p><p>FIRST thing you need to do is build yourself a WORK facility. Should have work facility in order BEFORE you have livestock - but,---- I would suggest having that your very next project - BEFORE calving. What if one cow needs assistance?? do you currently have a way to contain her & have a vet assist her. Even tho a cow is bred to an easy calving bull - bad things can happen - like a leg back, head back, breech, twins tangled, ---- lots can go wrong. Be sure to locate a vet ASAP that will come to your farm. You don't want to wait until you NEED one.</p><p>If I read your post correctly - you have 50 acres of pasture? I don't remember where you are located, but you will be hard pressed to maintain 50 COWS on 50 acres of pasture. As you say, take baby steps. The worse thing you can do is overstock your land.</p><p>So you now have 13 bred cows due end Jan - March? Why would you plan on selling the calves in July? They will only be 5 months of age.</p><p>What are you referring to "marsh mellow balers"? I call the bales that are "baleage" (wet hay) single wrapped "marsh mellows" - but they weight 1000 - 1500#??? You need heavier equipment (tractor with front-end loader) to handle them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 730347, member: 968"] Congratulations - it is a great lifestyle. FIRST thing you need to do is build yourself a WORK facility. Should have work facility in order BEFORE you have livestock - but,---- I would suggest having that your very next project - BEFORE calving. What if one cow needs assistance?? do you currently have a way to contain her & have a vet assist her. Even tho a cow is bred to an easy calving bull - bad things can happen - like a leg back, head back, breech, twins tangled, ---- lots can go wrong. Be sure to locate a vet ASAP that will come to your farm. You don't want to wait until you NEED one. If I read your post correctly - you have 50 acres of pasture? I don't remember where you are located, but you will be hard pressed to maintain 50 COWS on 50 acres of pasture. As you say, take baby steps. The worse thing you can do is overstock your land. So you now have 13 bred cows due end Jan - March? Why would you plan on selling the calves in July? They will only be 5 months of age. What are you referring to "marsh mellow balers"? I call the bales that are "baleage" (wet hay) single wrapped "marsh mellows" - but they weight 1000 - 1500#??? You need heavier equipment (tractor with front-end loader) to handle them. [/QUOTE]
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