Size of herd

[gerardplauche]

What is the size of your herd?

 

[Angus In Texas]

We run 15 cows right now..... lack of land is the biggest set back at the moment.

 

[angie2]

10 now
12 after we get our taxes back
17 in May when calving is done unless 2 bought with taxes are bred ~ then will be 19!

See? Building herd ;-)

 

[hrbelgians]

currently have 18 bred for next spring and 8 heifers to add. Trying to buy a few and keep replacements in order to build herd??!!

 

[bigbull338]

run 2 herds here.the stock cow herd has 60 cows an bred heifers.the reg herd has 4 cows an 4 calves.going to add some cows to the reg herd in the spring or summer.

 

[I luv herfrds]

3 bulls, 7 eating steers, 10 replacement heifer calves, 12 first year heifers and 43 cows.

 

[cowwrangler]

120 head in cow herd,100 head in the feedlot,8 horses,1 very very spoiled dog

 

[CPL]

1 heifer, 1 cow and 1 in the oven!

 

[Moocow11]

381 commercail cow/calf pairs, 13 bulls, 176 hd of replacement heifers, 97 reg. maines, chis, or cross, 5 bred pigs, 31 sheep, 4 donkeys, 3 dumb dogs, 10+ imbred cats, and one cutitng horse

 

[Keren]

Myself: 14 Angora and Boer goats and two more I havent picked up yet (and this all in my rather crowded backyard he he he I definitely need some more land). This includes The Luckiest Wether In The World (his official title).

Workplace 1: give or take about 100 MG cows, half with spring calves at foot, other half in calf. 2 mature bulls, 3 young bulls, about a dozen heifers to be joined, another dozen or so weaner heifer, probably a dozen weaner steers.

Workplace 2:
- 120 - 150 mature Boer does (half with kids at foot),
- 50 weanling does,
- 50 wethers in the feedlot,
- 20 working bucks of mixed ages,
- 60 or so Limo cows (a handful of these with calves at foot),
- 10ish replacement heifers,
- a couple of steers,
- 3 bulls,
- 1 donkey
- 2 mares (Arab x Aust. Riding Pony)
- 1 standard bred mare
- 1 Arab stallion
- 3 miniature mares
- 1 miniature stallion
- too many cats to count
- 4 stupid dogs who are supposed to work
- too many pigs (about a dozen)
- around about 500 roos

 

[Moocow11]

around about 500 roos??

 

[Keren]

Yep. Want some roo for dinner? I could probably put some in an airmail envelope . . .

 

[Moocow11]

like kangaroos??

 

[Keren]

Thats the one. Part of the property is a ridge of bushland, and next to us is the local reserve. So there are ALOT of roos. Thing is, we cant eat enough to even put a dent in the population.

 

[Moocow11]

so you are saying you can eat kangaroo?? weird, what does it taste like?

 

[Keren]

Ha, put it on your Things To Do Before You Die list. Its very nice. It has a pretty strong gamey flavour. Its a very dark meat, with a texture similar to beef. We use the backstrap for roasts and/or steaks, sometimes the leg for roasts as well, and the rest we dice and use in stews etc. It makes good jerky too. Roo stew is just about the nicest thing in the world.

Come dusk, all you have to do is look out the back door there will be 50 - 100 roos around 10 meters from the house. Dont even have to go outside with the rifle.

 

[Beefy]

four seventy something.

 

[D.R. Cattle]

Actually get paid to pester 6,000 cows and 300 bulls, 30 or 40 asses and a dozen horses. Don't really know how many calves yet. Keeps a feller young.

 

[redcountry]

125 cows, 4 bulls, 275calves, from nursing to finished

 

[Ryder]

Actually get paid to pester 6,000 cows and 300 bulls, 30 or 40 asses and a dozen horses. Don't really know how many calves yet. Keeps a feller young.

What you been up to D.R.? Haven't seen you around in quite a while.