Lonestar_logic
Republic of Texas
- May 13, 2009
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None of you idiots knows one thing about raising cattle.
I've probably forgotten too much to do an adequate job of it now, though at one time I was a good hand.
The one thing I do remember, when it comes to farm/ranch country there are plenty of hobby farmers out there who like to fantasize that they are cattle barons.
That would be guys like you, All Hat.
Well that's where you make your mistake, I never claimed to be a cattle baron nor do I fantasize about being one. I have under 100 head on 500+ acres. I don't need grain silos nor do I require a lot of hay. My cattle are grassfed and graze on a variety of high protein brush and grasses mostly bermuda and I have a winter pasture where I plant rye grass.
I wean the calves after eight months or sooner depending on the condition of the cow, the calves are then sold to a feed lot. I have two ranch hands that keep up with the daily chores and help with seeding and fertilizing of both my hay pasture and winter pasture. Raising cattle isn't hard and the few that I have don't require much attention. But of course you should know that since you claim to have done this type of work. Oh and I don't de-horn my cattle but I do castrate the bulls when they are between 2 and 3 months old when I give them their initial Blackleg or 8-way vaccination shots. Steers sell better than bulls, any cattleman would tell you that.