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<blockquote data-quote="canoetrpr" data-source="post: 509507" data-attributes="member: 4892"><p>Hi there:</p><p></p><p>We have a small hobby equestrian farm and were thinking about adding a couple of stocker calves to the mix this spring or fall to raise for the freezer.</p><p></p><p>Most of our horses winter outside. Our facilities include a sizable three sided pole barn that provides shelter from the weather.</p><p></p><p>We would like to get a couple of stocker steer calves that could fit in with the horses, probably polled to avoid an accident, and that could winter outside as well. The weather can get cold here. Most of the winter it is not much colder than -10 or -15 degrees C but the odd time it can get a bit colder than that. The horses seem to do fine with the ability to get out of the weather in the pole barn when necessary.</p><p></p><p>We are also very much beginners at cattle so a breed / cross that is easy to handle is preferred.</p><p></p><p>I really like Highlands but the long horns rule them out unfortunately.</p><p></p><p>Any suggestions for what breeds or crosses we should or should not consider ? I would much appreciate your thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="canoetrpr, post: 509507, member: 4892"] Hi there: We have a small hobby equestrian farm and were thinking about adding a couple of stocker calves to the mix this spring or fall to raise for the freezer. Most of our horses winter outside. Our facilities include a sizable three sided pole barn that provides shelter from the weather. We would like to get a couple of stocker steer calves that could fit in with the horses, probably polled to avoid an accident, and that could winter outside as well. The weather can get cold here. Most of the winter it is not much colder than -10 or -15 degrees C but the odd time it can get a bit colder than that. The horses seem to do fine with the ability to get out of the weather in the pole barn when necessary. We are also very much beginners at cattle so a breed / cross that is easy to handle is preferred. I really like Highlands but the long horns rule them out unfortunately. Any suggestions for what breeds or crosses we should or should not consider ? I would much appreciate your thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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