redneckcowgirlmn
Well-known member
Hi,
Dumb question...I've raised horses for 30 years, and now that I'm on a 120 acre farm, I got the bright idea to get a couple of holsteins to raise for beef. Well, back in July I ended up with a preemie bull calf, 5 weeks old when I got him, and a "freemartin" heifer, about 3 1/2 weeks old. The farmer said to feed them milk replacer for a couple weeks, then switch them to feed. Talked to the feed store guy, he sold me some stuff called "Tenderleen", a pellet you mix with cracked corn. Well, they're about 4 1/2 months +/- now, and I've had them in a stall in my horse barn this whole time. It's getting to be a major pain in the you know what to keep them clean, and they're getting more "playful" when I go in. (Haven't castrated the bull yet, he was so little, and got pneumonia about a month ago...vet said to wait 'till he was better. he's still coughing once in a while, but otherwise the snot is done
So, to end the aimless rambling, can I put these 2 out in the pasture with the horses, or am I stuck with them in the barn? Or, if I put them out in a seperate pen, how big does it need to be? I am planning on raising them 'till they're about 16 to 18 months before butchering them.
Thanks
Dumb question...I've raised horses for 30 years, and now that I'm on a 120 acre farm, I got the bright idea to get a couple of holsteins to raise for beef. Well, back in July I ended up with a preemie bull calf, 5 weeks old when I got him, and a "freemartin" heifer, about 3 1/2 weeks old. The farmer said to feed them milk replacer for a couple weeks, then switch them to feed. Talked to the feed store guy, he sold me some stuff called "Tenderleen", a pellet you mix with cracked corn. Well, they're about 4 1/2 months +/- now, and I've had them in a stall in my horse barn this whole time. It's getting to be a major pain in the you know what to keep them clean, and they're getting more "playful" when I go in. (Haven't castrated the bull yet, he was so little, and got pneumonia about a month ago...vet said to wait 'till he was better. he's still coughing once in a while, but otherwise the snot is done
So, to end the aimless rambling, can I put these 2 out in the pasture with the horses, or am I stuck with them in the barn? Or, if I put them out in a seperate pen, how big does it need to be? I am planning on raising them 'till they're about 16 to 18 months before butchering them.
Thanks