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What would you recommend to start an 8 year old boy?
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<blockquote data-quote="HOSS" data-source="post: 1010177" data-attributes="member: 1863"><p>I may get into trouble for this but I would stay away from ANY debt when it comes to cattle. I taught my kids lessons that I learned the hard way in the debt is bad. Paid for up front stuff is good.</p><p></p><p>I like the bottle calf idea. Buy 2 or 3 bottle calf bulls calves from a dairy, castrate them and raise those steers up for sale. Take the proceeds and buy a few more......raise those up and sell them and he should have enough money to start with a beef 3 in 1 to get started. By this time he will have learned quite a bit and you will know if he will stick to it completely. He will also be the proud OWNER of a cow and 2 calves and owe nothing to anyone. It will teach him the greatest life lesson he will ever learn and he will be a millionaire following the principle of delayed gratification in order to have it all later.</p><p></p><p>There is nothing wrong with jersey bottle calves.......I have raised several. They can usually be bought cheap and they are easy for kids to handle (when the calves are little). Just do not leave them intact as they make for some nasty bulls. :2cents:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HOSS, post: 1010177, member: 1863"] I may get into trouble for this but I would stay away from ANY debt when it comes to cattle. I taught my kids lessons that I learned the hard way in the debt is bad. Paid for up front stuff is good. I like the bottle calf idea. Buy 2 or 3 bottle calf bulls calves from a dairy, castrate them and raise those steers up for sale. Take the proceeds and buy a few more......raise those up and sell them and he should have enough money to start with a beef 3 in 1 to get started. By this time he will have learned quite a bit and you will know if he will stick to it completely. He will also be the proud OWNER of a cow and 2 calves and owe nothing to anyone. It will teach him the greatest life lesson he will ever learn and he will be a millionaire following the principle of delayed gratification in order to have it all later. There is nothing wrong with jersey bottle calves.......I have raised several. They can usually be bought cheap and they are easy for kids to handle (when the calves are little). Just do not leave them intact as they make for some nasty bulls. :2cents: [/QUOTE]
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