tnwalkingred
Well-known member
All,
How far is too far to have cattle away from your home? How often do you check on your cattle? I personally check on the cattle at my house everyday but I'm thinking about buying or leasing another farm and it obviously will not be at the house. I know everyone is going to have a different opinion of this but I thought I'd ask anyways. I always assumed that if the cattle had plenty of forage, fresh water, and a good fence surrounding them that checking on them once a week would be sufficient. I wouldn't want to have heifers calving far from home but in reality I rarely see them calve even when they are at the house. My heifers normally have calves while I'm asleep. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
Kyle
How far is too far to have cattle away from your home? How often do you check on your cattle? I personally check on the cattle at my house everyday but I'm thinking about buying or leasing another farm and it obviously will not be at the house. I know everyone is going to have a different opinion of this but I thought I'd ask anyways. I always assumed that if the cattle had plenty of forage, fresh water, and a good fence surrounding them that checking on them once a week would be sufficient. I wouldn't want to have heifers calving far from home but in reality I rarely see them calve even when they are at the house. My heifers normally have calves while I'm asleep. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
Kyle