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<blockquote data-quote="Beever" data-source="post: 214631" data-attributes="member: 3824"><p>New,</p><p> I am a retired school teacher too. I am on 80 acres in central Texas. I leased grazing rights to my neighbor a couple years ago to keep my Ag exemption. He runs exotics on it.</p><p></p><p> One Palamino stallion, a couple of buffalo, three emus, seven llamas, several black buck antelope, a beefalo calf, and now my longhorns. The neighbor does not care for his animals ( a former banker) so by default, and my too soft heart, I supplement feed most of them. </p><p> I chose longhorns because I wanted cattle that need minimal care. I am alone and need to learn from the cattlemen here what I can expect and how to best care for the cattle. Having so many species presents special problems at feeding times but so far so good. </p><p></p><p> The rewards include never knowing what will walk by the porch at any given time. Such pastoral scenes backed by views of mesas, canyons, and deep draws!</p><p></p><p> I believe I might have great genetics in the longhorn heifer and yearling bull. That is another topic for the longhorn breeders here to advise me about.</p><p></p><p> Yes, it seems as though you can be sucessful if your goals are not to make money but to enjoy such a life style change. Someone on this thread warned that the care of the animals limit your ability be away from the farm/ranch. That is true, but soon enough, you might decide that there is no other place you would prefer to be.</p><p></p><p> An unexpected reward is having met so many characters around these parts, who like the cattlemen on this site, are a real hoot and have great stories to share with their advice. I say go for it! You are off to a good start - do your homework and you should be fine. Message me if you want the perspective of another like yourself, trying on another life-style with the years left to us. </p><p></p><p> Appreciate the 'attitude' of those who meet the challanges of a d*mn tough way to make a living. One old (84 yrs) rancher whose company I really enjoy fussed at me when we met, " You 'flatlanders' are stupid fools, we worked for 4 generations improving cattle for market and you raise longhorns and take us back to square one". I laughed hardily and agreed he sure makes a good case for his opinions and I love anyone who would call me a stupid fool to my face rather than behind my back. He is now my best local resource.</p><p></p><p> I hope some other newbies around here read this and leave their urban P.C. sensibilites in the city they left. <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" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beever, post: 214631, member: 3824"] New, I am a retired school teacher too. I am on 80 acres in central Texas. I leased grazing rights to my neighbor a couple years ago to keep my Ag exemption. He runs exotics on it. One Palamino stallion, a couple of buffalo, three emus, seven llamas, several black buck antelope, a beefalo calf, and now my longhorns. The neighbor does not care for his animals ( a former banker) so by default, and my too soft heart, I supplement feed most of them. I chose longhorns because I wanted cattle that need minimal care. I am alone and need to learn from the cattlemen here what I can expect and how to best care for the cattle. Having so many species presents special problems at feeding times but so far so good. The rewards include never knowing what will walk by the porch at any given time. Such pastoral scenes backed by views of mesas, canyons, and deep draws! I believe I might have great genetics in the longhorn heifer and yearling bull. That is another topic for the longhorn breeders here to advise me about. Yes, it seems as though you can be sucessful if your goals are not to make money but to enjoy such a life style change. Someone on this thread warned that the care of the animals limit your ability be away from the farm/ranch. That is true, but soon enough, you might decide that there is no other place you would prefer to be. An unexpected reward is having met so many characters around these parts, who like the cattlemen on this site, are a real hoot and have great stories to share with their advice. I say go for it! You are off to a good start - do your homework and you should be fine. Message me if you want the perspective of another like yourself, trying on another life-style with the years left to us. Appreciate the 'attitude' of those who meet the challanges of a d*mn tough way to make a living. One old (84 yrs) rancher whose company I really enjoy fussed at me when we met, " You 'flatlanders' are stupid fools, we worked for 4 generations improving cattle for market and you raise longhorns and take us back to square one". I laughed hardily and agreed he sure makes a good case for his opinions and I love anyone who would call me a stupid fool to my face rather than behind my back. He is now my best local resource. I hope some other newbies around here read this and leave their urban P.C. sensibilites in the city they left. :P [/QUOTE]
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