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<blockquote data-quote="CHenry" data-source="post: 3493103" data-attributes="member: 6281"><p>3 cows will feed your family and pay for expenses. </p><p>Its a fun hobby to me and very gratifying to cut into that steak you raised yourself at a cost of 3-4 bucks a pound for all of it.</p><p>Do it small like you said and you will be fine. </p><p>Plan to calve in March. Gestation is 11 months if I remember correct. so I always went to vet for shots wormer, nutting and artificial incimination. Dont own a bull for 3 heifers or your cost go up a lot as well as damage to fence when it wants out. </p><p>Wein/separate calves at 3 months or at first sign you see them eating green grass.</p><p>Rotate pasture every 30 - 50 days if your pastures are 3 acres in size or less, less often if larger - this depends on grass quality.</p><p>While pastures are empty, fertilize and spray preemergent and roundup in Feb.</p><p>Sell excess calves at the auction in Oct so you don't have to pay for hay to feed them.</p><p>Slaughter one as needed and grass feed for good cheap beef or grain feed for 120 days with sweet feed. The OSU extension agent will educate you on feeding. </p><p>Basically start them ar 800 lbs, feed 3% of their body weight a day in grain and all the hay they want (they are pened up away from any green pasture or exercise, and they will gain 3 lbs a day. So I used a spreadsheet to calculate the amount of grain to feed as they gain each day. Mine always finished out a pound or 2 within the target of 1250 pounds. (this information came from the OSU agent)</p><p></p><p>This is what I did and it worked out well. I made $2000 a year or more selling calves and spent $500 on sweet feed when feeding one. Spent an unknown amount on hay but estimated $200-$300 per winter.</p><p>I made a little beer money and had top shelf grade A beef in the freezer.</p><p></p><p>I raises red or black angus.</p><p>PM me for further questions if you want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CHenry, post: 3493103, member: 6281"] 3 cows will feed your family and pay for expenses. Its a fun hobby to me and very gratifying to cut into that steak you raised yourself at a cost of 3-4 bucks a pound for all of it. Do it small like you said and you will be fine. Plan to calve in March. Gestation is 11 months if I remember correct. so I always went to vet for shots wormer, nutting and artificial incimination. Dont own a bull for 3 heifers or your cost go up a lot as well as damage to fence when it wants out. Wein/separate calves at 3 months or at first sign you see them eating green grass. Rotate pasture every 30 - 50 days if your pastures are 3 acres in size or less, less often if larger - this depends on grass quality. While pastures are empty, fertilize and spray preemergent and roundup in Feb. Sell excess calves at the auction in Oct so you don't have to pay for hay to feed them. Slaughter one as needed and grass feed for good cheap beef or grain feed for 120 days with sweet feed. The OSU extension agent will educate you on feeding. Basically start them ar 800 lbs, feed 3% of their body weight a day in grain and all the hay they want (they are pened up away from any green pasture or exercise, and they will gain 3 lbs a day. So I used a spreadsheet to calculate the amount of grain to feed as they gain each day. Mine always finished out a pound or 2 within the target of 1250 pounds. (this information came from the OSU agent) This is what I did and it worked out well. I made $2000 a year or more selling calves and spent $500 on sweet feed when feeding one. Spent an unknown amount on hay but estimated $200-$300 per winter. I made a little beer money and had top shelf grade A beef in the freezer. I raises red or black angus. PM me for further questions if you want. [/QUOTE]
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