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<blockquote data-quote="HighTimeRodeo" data-source="post: 915207" data-attributes="member: 14579"><p>I'm going to kick myself for posting this after the... response, but when did I say we were <em>definitely</em> going to keep him as a bull? I don't believe I did.</p><p></p><p>And A) Of course I'm nuts, I have the certificate to prove it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> B) Of course I'm making excuses to myself. I live in Michigan, I have to.</p><p></p><p>For the moment, these jersey calves do make sense for us. We <em>cannot</em> afford beef calves. I'd love to have a pair of cross heifers and use AI to start a small herd. But, despite what the finance people on Wall St. say, it's going to take a long time for my states economy to get better.</p><p></p><p>And a smaller hanging weight is what we want. Our poor freezer can hardly handle a 300# hog, much less a 1400# steer. We already have customers lining up through our CSA, what with the price of beef going up and all.</p><p></p><p>I never said I knew everything. I never said I thought reading a book would prepare me for <em>anything</em>. I've raised chickens for meat for three years and I still have a high mortality rate among them. But this is a first step to a long future and, up until now, a relatively postive one.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for all the helpful comments and suggestions. Especially the Brown Swiss one. That's definitely worth looking into.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HighTimeRodeo, post: 915207, member: 14579"] I'm going to kick myself for posting this after the... response, but when did I say we were [i]definitely[/i] going to keep him as a bull? I don't believe I did. And A) Of course I'm nuts, I have the certificate to prove it :p B) Of course I'm making excuses to myself. I live in Michigan, I have to. For the moment, these jersey calves do make sense for us. We [i]cannot[/i] afford beef calves. I'd love to have a pair of cross heifers and use AI to start a small herd. But, despite what the finance people on Wall St. say, it's going to take a long time for my states economy to get better. And a smaller hanging weight is what we want. Our poor freezer can hardly handle a 300# hog, much less a 1400# steer. We already have customers lining up through our CSA, what with the price of beef going up and all. I never said I knew everything. I never said I thought reading a book would prepare me for [i]anything[/i]. I've raised chickens for meat for three years and I still have a high mortality rate among them. But this is a first step to a long future and, up until now, a relatively postive one. Thank you for all the helpful comments and suggestions. Especially the Brown Swiss one. That's definitely worth looking into. [/QUOTE]
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