Yes, that is one way to do it for those calves (most likely corrientes). They demand a standard price at that higher weight for the ropers and are easy to sell. This will be one facet of my income, along with the beef cattle.
Hi! Thanks for your note. There is actually a qualitative measure which separates "ponies" from "horses" in most circles. If the small horse is less than 14.2 hands high it is considered a pony. However, in slang terms many of us horse owners call our horses "ponies" as a term of endearment...
Meetings with the head professors of the Animal & Rangeland Science BS program tomorrow at Oregon State University. Yippee...more happenings for me. More connections, more opportunities, more learning. I love it!
I’m doing both.
Geez, I’ve been on here a few days and already being judged. Please keep negative comments to yourself. I am here to learn not be scolded like some child. Of course I’ve had failures along the way but those helped me learn and push harder to never give up…which has always led me...
Thank you for reaching out! I have LOTS of people helping me that have been in this business. So, though I am a newbie to cattle raising...they are not. I'm lucky!