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Pictures of life in summer
"David Hare-Scott" wrote:
Dan L wrote: I was wondering the same thing about Mootilda, but afraid to ask. Why a bull, when eighty bucks and a vet up to their armpit could do the same job Two problems, you need a yard and crush, and to get the local AI person to come and do one cow for a bunch of newbies. Yes a neighbour would "lend" me a bull (put Mootilda in with his cows for a few weeks) but they are beef breeds that are too big for her. So I am stuck at the moment. The grass height is amazing, she must be in heaven! Smaller pens and rotate the pens could trim her a bit. But I thought a fat cow would be desirable? But then again my fence cost well over a thousand bucks, all on a credit card It may not be apparent but the paddock is divided into 5 strips of about 2 acres, we normally rotate them every few weeks. I cannot afford the time or the wire to make them smaller, what I need is more stock. With my soil in this season one strip grows more than the 4 of them can eat. I was planning to rotate the cow every few years, milk to beef. Keep the calf pregnant and hope every other offspring is male. Younger the cow the healthier the milk and tastier beef. Is this a bad idea? I am new to this game? Ask Fran I am just as much a newbie about cattle. Ok, you asked, winter pictures: http://www.nadrhel.com/Winter.html That is so foreign to me where you cannot do anything much outside. I would get very frustrated. David For many the winters are frustrating, the cold weather sucks the air you breath. Doing anything outside in very cold weather is much harder on the body, Breathing is more labored. There are winter things that one can do outside, skiing, skating, hockey and ice fishing. Indoor entertainment is the choice for many. For me it is the time for reading and learning new things. I think I am going to get a new book on the family cow. Ever wonder why more kids are born in October/November than another months? There is a theory that people born in the cold north are smarter than those in the south. Those in the north must be smart in order to survive. Those in the south food is plentiful in the south 24/7 and the need for shelter is not as great. The north must learn agricultural methods and food preserving. Inventing the fireplace, brick laying, steel making... Tools to survive the coldness.... Just a theory Shields Up! -- Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan) |
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