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<blockquote data-quote="DJ4wd" data-source="post: 1033811" data-attributes="member: 20773"><p>After many pages of reading, and searches on this awesome site, I'm forced to ask this newbie question and hopefully it's not making you sigh.</p><p></p><p>I have 3/4 acre field, and I do not call it a pasture cause it currently has 5 ft weeds, which I can bushhog. Connected to it is 2 acres of semi thick but nicely shaded woods with a smallish stream running off the hillside, but also a constant flowing creek. I own both sides so they will always have water. I have lots of farmer friends who will help with anything I need, but they all have different opinions of course.</p><p></p><p>Here's my thinking: with 2 kids in 4h, and a desire to be less dependent on the stores, we have been considering our best options. With a budget to stay within, and the knowledge that I tend to jump in with both feet and then say "Oh man, I didn't see that coming," we want to be a little smarter this go round.</p><p></p><p>Here goes: we were thinking that with bottle milk cows that we can grab one around the correct time for $75 to 125, then also get a beef or mixed beef bottle calf as well. Ideally our youngest son would show, and sell the dairy , and use that money to finish out the beef.</p><p></p><p><u> vs the hogs</u></p><p>With the same field to work with we're considering hogs: cheaper to pen in, house, and cheaper to finish out. We would just buy 3 or so, and same scenario except both kids would show a hog.</p><p> My concerns/questions are these</p><p>#1. What would you say my effort, feed and return would be between the two?</p><p></p><p>#2 Would the hogs be that much easier to "learn' on ?</p><p></p><p>#3 Would it be too much to jump into both at the same time?</p><p></p><p>We have successfully raised, shown, butchered Chickens, and goats so this is not a citified boy who just moved out here yesterday. Someone we go to church with is a butcher and is willing to donate his services, just to help us out. :tiphat:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DJ4wd, post: 1033811, member: 20773"] After many pages of reading, and searches on this awesome site, I'm forced to ask this newbie question and hopefully it's not making you sigh. I have 3/4 acre field, and I do not call it a pasture cause it currently has 5 ft weeds, which I can bushhog. Connected to it is 2 acres of semi thick but nicely shaded woods with a smallish stream running off the hillside, but also a constant flowing creek. I own both sides so they will always have water. I have lots of farmer friends who will help with anything I need, but they all have different opinions of course. Here's my thinking: with 2 kids in 4h, and a desire to be less dependent on the stores, we have been considering our best options. With a budget to stay within, and the knowledge that I tend to jump in with both feet and then say "Oh man, I didn't see that coming," we want to be a little smarter this go round. Here goes: we were thinking that with bottle milk cows that we can grab one around the correct time for $75 to 125, then also get a beef or mixed beef bottle calf as well. Ideally our youngest son would show, and sell the dairy , and use that money to finish out the beef. [u] vs the hogs[/u] With the same field to work with we're considering hogs: cheaper to pen in, house, and cheaper to finish out. We would just buy 3 or so, and same scenario except both kids would show a hog. My concerns/questions are these #1. What would you say my effort, feed and return would be between the two? #2 Would the hogs be that much easier to "learn' on ? #3 Would it be too much to jump into both at the same time? We have successfully raised, shown, butchered Chickens, and goats so this is not a citified boy who just moved out here yesterday. Someone we go to church with is a butcher and is willing to donate his services, just to help us out. :tiphat: [/QUOTE]
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