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<blockquote data-quote="DaveinMaryland" data-source="post: 821835" data-attributes="member: 16409"><p>Looks like I need to clarify a few things. We live on 5 acres, the majority of the property is taken up with yard at the top and woods at the bottom. That's why I estimate the field to be a little over 2 acres. We have 2 dogs that are now fenced off from the field. We take them down to the field a few times a day as a treat but for the most part they remain in the yard/house. Currently when they see livestock they bark like crazy in the truck. But I"m thinkiing that just like when we got the cats they will adjust. What I"m getting at is if we do only 1 cow the dogs may be able to provide some companionship, if only for a short time. I must say the electric fence on a pet does concern me. Every time we go to the county fair we fall in love with the goats. So no way I could ever raise a goat or sheep and then have them butchered. But a cow? That's kind of up there with a large mouth bass, just a big thing waiting to be eaten. </p><p></p><p>The "orchard" consists of 6 small fruit trees near the edge of one side of the pasture. I could probably quarter off that section but that cuts down on the available feed. Individual fencing is probably necesssary but won't the cow lean over the fence and eat my fruit? As for winter I was clear that my plan was to purchase a small cow (is that the right term or shoudl I say steer?) in spring, feed him all summer/fall, then to the butcher when the grass stopped growing. So no need for shelter or a heater for the water. My plan was to run a hose from the house. A poster PM'd me the great idea to cut the field in half to spread out the wear. But I really can't see any scenario where I'd be happy with a field full of mud. Geting back to the minis that sounds like a good way to start and get my training wheels on. But is it worth it if I only end up with a small amount of beef. And how do you go about selling the remainding meat? It's just my wife and I and frankly we don't have a need for 100 pounds of hamburger. </p><p></p><p>So with that said am I wrong to assume that if I run electric wire throughout the pasture and have my neighbor check the water daily that I can go to the beach for a week? I'm struggling to understand all the pitfalls the nay sayers are alluding to.</p><p></p><p>I do know one thing: if I end up with a dead 500 pound cow in my field my wife will KILL me. WTF am I supposed to do with a dead cow?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaveinMaryland, post: 821835, member: 16409"] Looks like I need to clarify a few things. We live on 5 acres, the majority of the property is taken up with yard at the top and woods at the bottom. That's why I estimate the field to be a little over 2 acres. We have 2 dogs that are now fenced off from the field. We take them down to the field a few times a day as a treat but for the most part they remain in the yard/house. Currently when they see livestock they bark like crazy in the truck. But I"m thinkiing that just like when we got the cats they will adjust. What I"m getting at is if we do only 1 cow the dogs may be able to provide some companionship, if only for a short time. I must say the electric fence on a pet does concern me. Every time we go to the county fair we fall in love with the goats. So no way I could ever raise a goat or sheep and then have them butchered. But a cow? That's kind of up there with a large mouth bass, just a big thing waiting to be eaten. The "orchard" consists of 6 small fruit trees near the edge of one side of the pasture. I could probably quarter off that section but that cuts down on the available feed. Individual fencing is probably necesssary but won't the cow lean over the fence and eat my fruit? As for winter I was clear that my plan was to purchase a small cow (is that the right term or shoudl I say steer?) in spring, feed him all summer/fall, then to the butcher when the grass stopped growing. So no need for shelter or a heater for the water. My plan was to run a hose from the house. A poster PM'd me the great idea to cut the field in half to spread out the wear. But I really can't see any scenario where I'd be happy with a field full of mud. Geting back to the minis that sounds like a good way to start and get my training wheels on. But is it worth it if I only end up with a small amount of beef. And how do you go about selling the remainding meat? It's just my wife and I and frankly we don't have a need for 100 pounds of hamburger. So with that said am I wrong to assume that if I run electric wire throughout the pasture and have my neighbor check the water daily that I can go to the beach for a week? I'm struggling to understand all the pitfalls the nay sayers are alluding to. I do know one thing: if I end up with a dead 500 pound cow in my field my wife will KILL me. WTF am I supposed to do with a dead cow? [/QUOTE]
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