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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1810361" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Having common sense about the needs of a large animal is helpful. But, having a horse at the end of a rope is totally different than having a cow/or calf. I've owned and raised both.</p><p>It would be silly to pass up a purchase of $500/head (if they are not mini's or sickly), but you should use them for learning and feed them out. That will bring another decision - grass raised and grain finished or grass raised and grass finished. Before you jump on the wagon of grass finished, find someone else that has grass fed beef for sale and buy their best steak. See if you like it before putting a freezer full of meat up. It is actually harder to finish with grass fed vs grain fed. I personally, would never eat/buy grass fed. That's my preference. You and your family/friends need to make that decision.</p><p>When you decide you want to do c/c, buy MATURE bred cows nursing their calf. That way, you have calves to wean at 6-8 months of age. You can sell for income, or again, feed them out. The cows are already bred to calf the following year. So, no need to worry about how to get them bred. You will need to line up a bull to rent the following year, 45 days after calving.</p><p>I was born and raised in Rhode Island in a city. Left when I was 19, first got into horses for a few years, then into cattle for the past 50+ years. All my city relatives love to visit the farm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1810361, member: 968"] Having common sense about the needs of a large animal is helpful. But, having a horse at the end of a rope is totally different than having a cow/or calf. I've owned and raised both. It would be silly to pass up a purchase of $500/head (if they are not mini's or sickly), but you should use them for learning and feed them out. That will bring another decision - grass raised and grain finished or grass raised and grass finished. Before you jump on the wagon of grass finished, find someone else that has grass fed beef for sale and buy their best steak. See if you like it before putting a freezer full of meat up. It is actually harder to finish with grass fed vs grain fed. I personally, would never eat/buy grass fed. That's my preference. You and your family/friends need to make that decision. When you decide you want to do c/c, buy MATURE bred cows nursing their calf. That way, you have calves to wean at 6-8 months of age. You can sell for income, or again, feed them out. The cows are already bred to calf the following year. So, no need to worry about how to get them bred. You will need to line up a bull to rent the following year, 45 days after calving. I was born and raised in Rhode Island in a city. Left when I was 19, first got into horses for a few years, then into cattle for the past 50+ years. All my city relatives love to visit the farm. [/QUOTE]
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