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<blockquote data-quote="devonian" data-source="post: 1810320" data-attributes="member: 38413"><p>10 acres you say and in which State Oklahoma? Thats not exactly lush grassland is it? Correct me if I am wrong. That's simply not enough to do anything other than keeping a couple head of cattle to sell meat to friends and family. The cost of fencing, buying a crush/ squeeze, shute, building a pen to herd them into said crush will be a lot.</p><p></p><p>You say the land needs clearing? If you want my advice get some low cost electric fencing and buy a few hogs make a makeshift shelter and let the hogs clear the land for you (they do a good job) and see if keeping a few pigs doesn't quell your thirst for keeping cattle. Trust me hogs are soooo much easier and cheaper to keep. (I now I keep a few as a side business in a small paddock as well my cattle business) They take only three- four months to reach slaughter weight from weaners and they're a joy to work with and require no maintenece/ rarely get sick. With ten acres I dare say they'll have almost enough to keep their tummies full perhaps a little pig feed may be needed but not much. Outdoor pigs are all the rage at the moment and with that acreage you could keep a fair few, the meat surpasses everything in the supermarkets all my customers tell me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="devonian, post: 1810320, member: 38413"] 10 acres you say and in which State Oklahoma? Thats not exactly lush grassland is it? Correct me if I am wrong. That's simply not enough to do anything other than keeping a couple head of cattle to sell meat to friends and family. The cost of fencing, buying a crush/ squeeze, shute, building a pen to herd them into said crush will be a lot. You say the land needs clearing? If you want my advice get some low cost electric fencing and buy a few hogs make a makeshift shelter and let the hogs clear the land for you (they do a good job) and see if keeping a few pigs doesn't quell your thirst for keeping cattle. Trust me hogs are soooo much easier and cheaper to keep. (I now I keep a few as a side business in a small paddock as well my cattle business) They take only three- four months to reach slaughter weight from weaners and they're a joy to work with and require no maintenece/ rarely get sick. With ten acres I dare say they'll have almost enough to keep their tummies full perhaps a little pig feed may be needed but not much. Outdoor pigs are all the rage at the moment and with that acreage you could keep a fair few, the meat surpasses everything in the supermarkets all my customers tell me. [/QUOTE]
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