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Why would someone want a cow that is 1500lbs?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bez" data-source="post: 31766" data-attributes="member: 412"><p>CattleAnnie,</p><p></p><p>If you are from that area of North East B.C. called the Peace Country I would suspect a couple of things - I am presuming of course:</p><p></p><p>1. Your cattle may have three sided shelter - but generally stay outside year round.</p><p></p><p>2. Your cattle know what minus 50 temperatures are.</p><p></p><p>3. You have had more than one calf born on snow.</p><p></p><p>We lived just outside of Fairview in Alberta - bet you know where that is! We experienced all of these things for many years. One thing about big cows - they seem to manage the cold weather well. Yup, they eat a lot - but they have the body mass required to stand up to the cold.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, they also have 18 - 19 hours of daylight in the summer to raise that calf - that means they generally spend a lot of time eating and that means more milk for the little one. It also means I got tired working those long hours as well! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>It's a wonderful part of the world.</p><p></p><p>My best,</p><p></p><p>Bez</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez, post: 31766, member: 412"] CattleAnnie, If you are from that area of North East B.C. called the Peace Country I would suspect a couple of things - I am presuming of course: 1. Your cattle may have three sided shelter - but generally stay outside year round. 2. Your cattle know what minus 50 temperatures are. 3. You have had more than one calf born on snow. We lived just outside of Fairview in Alberta - bet you know where that is! We experienced all of these things for many years. One thing about big cows - they seem to manage the cold weather well. Yup, they eat a lot - but they have the body mass required to stand up to the cold. On the other hand, they also have 18 - 19 hours of daylight in the summer to raise that calf - that means they generally spend a lot of time eating and that means more milk for the little one. It also means I got tired working those long hours as well! :) It's a wonderful part of the world. My best, Bez [/QUOTE]
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