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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 687212" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>Sorry, I realized that no one has answered your questions, here's my attempt - but beware of experts like me giving advice, you never know who's cowboy hat is just for show :cboy: </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>They can eat grass alone, but you need to provide them with "cattle" minerals, and you will need to provide them with hay in the winter when the pastures go dormant. If you have dairy cattle, then they will require more forage/feed while they are lactating - you may need to feed in this scenario if you only have 2 acres. The amount you give in "feed" will greatly reduce your chances of making a profit, unless you have some specialized market.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you have trees on your place, they can do with just that (keeps them cool in the summer), although if you have particularly harsh winters a three sided "shed" will help them a lot.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Cattle should be "worked" regularly - most people in my parts work twice per year. They get combo vaccines and worming. You can find plenty of info on this from your local university, and it will be more specific to your area.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>No, they won't "need" a guardian dog, but you may enjoy the company of a great pyrenees <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Don't fall into the trap of buying a bunch of nice new equipment - you can do without it. About the only thing that you might need would be a head gate of some sort, so that you can restrain the cattle to work them. Everything else can be manually done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 687212, member: 2653"] Sorry, I realized that no one has answered your questions, here's my attempt - but beware of experts like me giving advice, you never know who's cowboy hat is just for show :cboy: They can eat grass alone, but you need to provide them with "cattle" minerals, and you will need to provide them with hay in the winter when the pastures go dormant. If you have dairy cattle, then they will require more forage/feed while they are lactating - you may need to feed in this scenario if you only have 2 acres. The amount you give in "feed" will greatly reduce your chances of making a profit, unless you have some specialized market. If you have trees on your place, they can do with just that (keeps them cool in the summer), although if you have particularly harsh winters a three sided "shed" will help them a lot. Cattle should be "worked" regularly - most people in my parts work twice per year. They get combo vaccines and worming. You can find plenty of info on this from your local university, and it will be more specific to your area. No, they won't "need" a guardian dog, but you may enjoy the company of a great pyrenees :) Don't fall into the trap of buying a bunch of nice new equipment - you can do without it. About the only thing that you might need would be a head gate of some sort, so that you can restrain the cattle to work them. Everything else can be manually done. [/QUOTE]
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