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would like to raise 2 steer for beef..
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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 668115" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>If you want to raise some home grown beef, go for it. Just make sure they have enough food and water and are kept healthy by a vet visit every 6 months or so. You will also need some facility to handle therm, even a simple home made corral, whether you have 2 or 20 animals. That's just the nature of dealing with 1000lb powerful animals.</p><p></p><p>Two suggestions: </p><p></p><p>1) make sure you don't get a couple steers with attitude problems. You want gentle animals, relatively for what you are planning. This is a good reason to buy from a reputrable farm source, not the sale barn. Herefords tend to have better attitudes than some other breeds but don't buy skittish high strung animals of any breed. </p><p></p><p>2) forget about shelter even in a cold climate. All they need is a fence or windbreak or trees to get out of the wind in the winter. They will need a simple corral more than they need a winter shelter. Buildings breed disease and more work than necessary. A good locally adapted breed and animals should be fine with just some wind breaks and shade in the summer.</p><p></p><p>Good luck,</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 668115, member: 7509"] If you want to raise some home grown beef, go for it. Just make sure they have enough food and water and are kept healthy by a vet visit every 6 months or so. You will also need some facility to handle therm, even a simple home made corral, whether you have 2 or 20 animals. That's just the nature of dealing with 1000lb powerful animals. Two suggestions: 1) make sure you don't get a couple steers with attitude problems. You want gentle animals, relatively for what you are planning. This is a good reason to buy from a reputrable farm source, not the sale barn. Herefords tend to have better attitudes than some other breeds but don't buy skittish high strung animals of any breed. 2) forget about shelter even in a cold climate. All they need is a fence or windbreak or trees to get out of the wind in the winter. They will need a simple corral more than they need a winter shelter. Buildings breed disease and more work than necessary. A good locally adapted breed and animals should be fine with just some wind breaks and shade in the summer. Good luck, Jim [/QUOTE]
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