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open pastures vs secure area for new calf milking
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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 708794" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>Your weather in the NW is really not important. </p><p></p><p>These are cattle, not people. They are meant to be outdoors. They do stay healthier outdoors. They need protection from the winds (as they would find in the wild on their own) but this can be trees or a wind break. But that is about all. Mine are never under a roof until they get on the trailer to the processor.</p><p></p><p>As mentioned above, get some advice and read a few books on raising cattle. It is nice to have a local experienced cattle person to talk to but you don't necessarily need to raise cattle the way a neighbor does it either... Good luck.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p><p></p><p>PS: as a fellow beginner there are a couple books that I found helpful: "Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle" by Heather Smith Thomas for facts, "Beef Cattle: Keeping a Small-Scale Herd for Pleasure and Profit" by Ann Larkin-Hansen for northern climate cattle handling/training/attitude etc. and Joel Salatin's original book, "Salad Bar Beef" for philosophical information on rotational grazing. These are 3 very different books. You don't need to accept all of what's in them but taken together they give you a pretty good background to come up with your own system of raising cattle that fits your resources and general situation. You can get all three from Amazon.</p><p></p><p>Start slowly and add experience and you will be successful, whatever that means to you. jmho.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 708794, member: 7509"] Your weather in the NW is really not important. These are cattle, not people. They are meant to be outdoors. They do stay healthier outdoors. They need protection from the winds (as they would find in the wild on their own) but this can be trees or a wind break. But that is about all. Mine are never under a roof until they get on the trailer to the processor. As mentioned above, get some advice and read a few books on raising cattle. It is nice to have a local experienced cattle person to talk to but you don't necessarily need to raise cattle the way a neighbor does it either... Good luck. Jim PS: as a fellow beginner there are a couple books that I found helpful: "Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle" by Heather Smith Thomas for facts, "Beef Cattle: Keeping a Small-Scale Herd for Pleasure and Profit" by Ann Larkin-Hansen for northern climate cattle handling/training/attitude etc. and Joel Salatin's original book, "Salad Bar Beef" for philosophical information on rotational grazing. These are 3 very different books. You don't need to accept all of what's in them but taken together they give you a pretty good background to come up with your own system of raising cattle that fits your resources and general situation. You can get all three from Amazon. Start slowly and add experience and you will be successful, whatever that means to you. jmho. [/QUOTE]
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