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<blockquote data-quote="eric" data-source="post: 111223" data-attributes="member: 7"><p>Thanks Kat! I've actually been fortunate and only came across the situation one time. I had a calf die at birth, came home from work and it was already dead. I just took it to the creek bottoms a few miles from my house, dug a small hole with a shovel, and buried it there. I've only got 15 head and have only been raising cows for about 3 yrs now, so everythings gone good so far. I know that if you hang around cows long enough, you're gonna lose some, but that doesnt make it any easier when it does happen. I was just glad that when I did lose one, it wasnt a cow we've become attached to or a calf that was even a few months old. Only good thing is that it was born dead. Really dreading the day if we ever have to make the decisions you guys had to make. </p><p></p><p>As far as eating one of ours, my wife / kids would never let that happen either. We eat beef probably 4-5 times a week, and alot of steaks on the grill this summer! But when I even mention butchering up one of the young steers I have now, I am immediately told that she will never cook those steaks, and I'm really used to her doing the cooking so I just sell them at the salebarn and buy my meat from the grocery store. Not sure where they think the animals at the salebarn are going, but I guess as long as it's not in our freezer, then it's alright with them!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eric, post: 111223, member: 7"] Thanks Kat! I've actually been fortunate and only came across the situation one time. I had a calf die at birth, came home from work and it was already dead. I just took it to the creek bottoms a few miles from my house, dug a small hole with a shovel, and buried it there. I've only got 15 head and have only been raising cows for about 3 yrs now, so everythings gone good so far. I know that if you hang around cows long enough, you're gonna lose some, but that doesnt make it any easier when it does happen. I was just glad that when I did lose one, it wasnt a cow we've become attached to or a calf that was even a few months old. Only good thing is that it was born dead. Really dreading the day if we ever have to make the decisions you guys had to make. As far as eating one of ours, my wife / kids would never let that happen either. We eat beef probably 4-5 times a week, and alot of steaks on the grill this summer! But when I even mention butchering up one of the young steers I have now, I am immediately told that she will never cook those steaks, and I'm really used to her doing the cooking so I just sell them at the salebarn and buy my meat from the grocery store. Not sure where they think the animals at the salebarn are going, but I guess as long as it's not in our freezer, then it's alright with them! [/QUOTE]
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