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<blockquote data-quote="chippie" data-source="post: 575814" data-attributes="member: 5644"><p>Oh we have a lot of grass in the Houston area this year. I had forgotten about adding a pen and chute. </p><p></p><p>Do you have a well on your land? I wouldn't depend on the pond for water. We've had a lot of rain this year and many ponds are full. Past years, many went dry. We have stock tanks (you can buy them at Tractor Supply) with automatic waterers. </p><p></p><p>The Texas A&M website has a lot of information too.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://animalscience.tamu.edu/main/academics/beef/pubs.html" target="_blank">http://animalscience.tamu.edu/main/academics/beef/pubs.html</a></p><p></p><p>If you want to find out the cost of processing a steer, send me a PM and I will give you the name of the place that we use. Since you do BBQ cook offs, you might know about them. They process and sell whole small pigs for roasting on a spit. Do you compete at the county fairs here?</p><p></p><p>ETA: You can probably raise a couple of steers on your land, but you will need to supplement with hay and probably some grain. It is best to buy two. They eat better and are less likely to roam. You may not have enough acreage for grass only. Your starting expense will be building a tight wire fence, a wooden or cattle panel pen, troughs, and water source in pen because you will probably want to keep the critters penned for several days and feed them in the pen so that they learn that it is home now. Be sure that you set it up so that you can easily get a trailer in to unload and load your livestock.</p><p></p><p>Do you have a trailer for hauling cattle? Even if you are only going to get a couple head, a trailer is one of the most important pieces of equipment when owning livestock. The going price for hauling depending on fuel prices is $1.00 + a mile per loaded weight. </p><p></p><p>Do you live on your property? If not, your cattle should be checked daily. Unfortunately with your small acreage if you don't live there, your cattle would be easy to steal.</p><p></p><p>Call the Harris County Extension Office. An agent there can help you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chippie, post: 575814, member: 5644"] Oh we have a lot of grass in the Houston area this year. I had forgotten about adding a pen and chute. Do you have a well on your land? I wouldn't depend on the pond for water. We've had a lot of rain this year and many ponds are full. Past years, many went dry. We have stock tanks (you can buy them at Tractor Supply) with automatic waterers. The Texas A&M website has a lot of information too. [url]http://animalscience.tamu.edu/main/academics/beef/pubs.html[/url] If you want to find out the cost of processing a steer, send me a PM and I will give you the name of the place that we use. Since you do BBQ cook offs, you might know about them. They process and sell whole small pigs for roasting on a spit. Do you compete at the county fairs here? ETA: You can probably raise a couple of steers on your land, but you will need to supplement with hay and probably some grain. It is best to buy two. They eat better and are less likely to roam. You may not have enough acreage for grass only. Your starting expense will be building a tight wire fence, a wooden or cattle panel pen, troughs, and water source in pen because you will probably want to keep the critters penned for several days and feed them in the pen so that they learn that it is home now. Be sure that you set it up so that you can easily get a trailer in to unload and load your livestock. Do you have a trailer for hauling cattle? Even if you are only going to get a couple head, a trailer is one of the most important pieces of equipment when owning livestock. The going price for hauling depending on fuel prices is $1.00 + a mile per loaded weight. Do you live on your property? If not, your cattle should be checked daily. Unfortunately with your small acreage if you don't live there, your cattle would be easy to steal. Call the Harris County Extension Office. An agent there can help you. [/QUOTE]
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