Re: Oh boy I am so excited!!!

Posted by Barbell on April 29, 2006 at 19:05:42 from (12.164.196.101):

In Reply to: Oh boy I am so excited!!! posted by Kelly C on April 29, 2006 at 13:14:27:

Kelly, I have no idea what part of the country you are in. If you go with a few cows, you will likely keep them at least several years. That means in most places, hay or some kind of forage for the winter. Water must be available. Frost free waterers are best but not cost effective for a small herd. Otherwise, an ax for cutting ice and the willingness to do it EVERY day, maybe twice a day in very cold weather is a necessity. Fences have to be good enough to keep them in. You have heard "good fences make good neighbors". Black baldies (Angus Hereford crossbreds)do well most places, make very good mother cows, are not difficult to handle most of the time, not as likely to get cancer eye as some other breeds and they can survive on stalk fields or other low quality forage where some of the more exotic breeds will be bawling at the gate for you to bring them hay. On the other hand, If you have grass and water for the warmer months, running a few yearlings, either steers or heifers and selling in the fall might be the way to start. Hope I did not talk you out of it.

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