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First purchase for small herd - 3 in 1 OR 2 weaned heifers?
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<blockquote data-quote="LoveMoo11" data-source="post: 652740" data-attributes="member: 8863"><p>-As for acreage, it depends where you are, but it sounds like you have pretty good pastures like we do up here-and here the extension says 1-2 acres per cow and calf pair. Your fence sounds fine if it is 5 feet high-belties are pretty small. And since it sounds like they will have plenty of room they probably won't be looking to get out. You should always have a shelter of some sort as a windbreak even if you live in a nice climate. A three sided shelter would give you that and also offer some shade. I would start with the weaned heifers, but that is your choice. If you get them recently weaned, you will have plenty of time to work with them and learn the ropes before you have to breed and whatnot. Spend as much time with them as you can-friendly animals are a lot easier to work with. If you are going to go with a new calf that will be weaned you are going to have to separate it from its mother for a length of time and they will both need companions of some sort since they are herd based animals. As for working with the headgate-if the animals are calm it is a lot easier-but that means you need to work calmly and slowly, especially the first few times going in. Positive reinforcement like you mentioned with the grain never hurts either. Hope that helps and Good luck! :cboy:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LoveMoo11, post: 652740, member: 8863"] -As for acreage, it depends where you are, but it sounds like you have pretty good pastures like we do up here-and here the extension says 1-2 acres per cow and calf pair. Your fence sounds fine if it is 5 feet high-belties are pretty small. And since it sounds like they will have plenty of room they probably won't be looking to get out. You should always have a shelter of some sort as a windbreak even if you live in a nice climate. A three sided shelter would give you that and also offer some shade. I would start with the weaned heifers, but that is your choice. If you get them recently weaned, you will have plenty of time to work with them and learn the ropes before you have to breed and whatnot. Spend as much time with them as you can-friendly animals are a lot easier to work with. If you are going to go with a new calf that will be weaned you are going to have to separate it from its mother for a length of time and they will both need companions of some sort since they are herd based animals. As for working with the headgate-if the animals are calm it is a lot easier-but that means you need to work calmly and slowly, especially the first few times going in. Positive reinforcement like you mentioned with the grain never hurts either. Hope that helps and Good luck! :cboy: [/QUOTE]
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