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<blockquote data-quote="cmf1" data-source="post: 632611" data-attributes="member: 6681"><p>I've found it to be a curious thing so I've been asking and reading about'em for better than a year, and so far this is what I think I know.</p><p>Most regular cattle people say there ain't no such thing as minnies, just runts. Even producers of some of the "hobby stock" breeds have told me this.</p><p>But I guess if you breed the runts to the runts, you're gonna end up with "minnies", so that would mean you got yourself a minniature breed.</p><p>They say that the minnies do a better job of grass conversion.</p><p>I eat alot more feed than my children do, but we're all fairly healthy with me weighing about twice as much (...maybe more ;-) ). So the same grocery store would support more of my children than it would me.</p><p>There is a developing trend (not wide spread, and mainly among urbanites and some suburbanites, but still a trend) to purchase smaller cuts and quantities of beef. Supposedly they do this more often than when they used to buy jumbo packs of whatever.</p><p>This market also believes that beef that has passed through fewer hands and feed lots is healthier beef. (can o' worms, can o' worms, can o' worms....)</p><p>Supposedly you don't need as much or as expensive equipment to handle and manage smaller beef.</p><p>That sounds like a way to get yourself trampled by a 800-1000 pound bull rather than a1800-2200 pound bull. (I'll take the equipment and save money).. medical bills and such))</p><p>I have surmised that minnies could be as profitable as maxies in relationship to outlay. (Less dollars out less dollars in. More dollars out more dollars in), so long as you run either as a buisness.</p><p>With the minnies you're going to have to create your own market and niche, but you have more control over prices. </p><p>The regular beef market is already in place but you have very little control over prices.</p><p>I've considered it regularly and wax back and forth. But I'm a sucker for livestock production of any kind on my little place. (the new government's probably gonna force me to raise salt marsh mice.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cmf1, post: 632611, member: 6681"] I've found it to be a curious thing so I've been asking and reading about'em for better than a year, and so far this is what I think I know. Most regular cattle people say there ain't no such thing as minnies, just runts. Even producers of some of the "hobby stock" breeds have told me this. But I guess if you breed the runts to the runts, you're gonna end up with "minnies", so that would mean you got yourself a minniature breed. They say that the minnies do a better job of grass conversion. I eat alot more feed than my children do, but we're all fairly healthy with me weighing about twice as much (...maybe more ;-) ). So the same grocery store would support more of my children than it would me. There is a developing trend (not wide spread, and mainly among urbanites and some suburbanites, but still a trend) to purchase smaller cuts and quantities of beef. Supposedly they do this more often than when they used to buy jumbo packs of whatever. This market also believes that beef that has passed through fewer hands and feed lots is healthier beef. (can o' worms, can o' worms, can o' worms....) Supposedly you don't need as much or as expensive equipment to handle and manage smaller beef. That sounds like a way to get yourself trampled by a 800-1000 pound bull rather than a1800-2200 pound bull. (I'll take the equipment and save money).. medical bills and such)) I have surmised that minnies could be as profitable as maxies in relationship to outlay. (Less dollars out less dollars in. More dollars out more dollars in), so long as you run either as a buisness. With the minnies you're going to have to create your own market and niche, but you have more control over prices. The regular beef market is already in place but you have very little control over prices. I've considered it regularly and wax back and forth. But I'm a sucker for livestock production of any kind on my little place. (the new government's probably gonna force me to raise salt marsh mice.) [/QUOTE]
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