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Ah yes.....49 is such an innocent age!! HBD, Mabro!!! 49 for the 8th year in a row. HAPPY BIRTHDAY my friend - and many more! The "newer" PB members just don't know what they have missed by your absense!
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Great cattle, Al-they develop and finish well on grass, are medium sized, even tempered, and easy to handle, calve easily, and there is an excellent market for both meat and animals as the whole "grass fed" movement gains more and more momentum. We get calls almost weekly from people looking for animals to buy, and have never advertised. As you've probably found on the internet, there is an active breed association as well.
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...Our nest empties this year, and so far my wife seems intent on filling it with Red Poll cattle. I always learn something here at PB. Yolk, we've been looking at Lowline Angus, and Dexters for future cattle candidates. After reading up on Red Polls, I might have to add them to the mix. High marbling, and choice beef on grass only? That's an attractive mix for sure. FINALLY! Something that I am expertly qualified to comment on! LOL What are your goals for the cattle? Are you looking for just meat for yourself? Do you want to sell them in a cow calf operation? Do you want to sell them as finished animals, or sell grass finished beef? If you tell me more about what you want to do and how much land you have to work with I will give you my expert opinion. I have 157 acre working beef cattle operation, which isn't big by any means, but we haven't fed a bite of hay or grain since 2012, and our animals and our soil is doing better than ever. Let me be an expert for once. LOL. Ronald
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...What are your goals for the cattle?...
That's a tough one. We are probably looking at 4-5 acres that we'd fence off into 2 small pastures, and rotate the cattle and whatever other 4 legged critters my wife wants. As we've transitioned to our farm, we're taking everything pretty slowly, and trying not to overload ourselves from the start. Most of our 95 acres is leased for cattle and hay, but that could certainly change at any time. Hay's so cheap down here, one's just never sure when a win, win situation will change. If that happens, we want to be ready to go. A good quality meat for us, and a few cattle to sell and pay for that meat is probably all we would want.
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Happy Birthday will be great today because, Bruce and I will be over there to give you another memorable ride on the 'Shuttle'. You got it fixed? "There goes $10 million." I think I'm going to start posting more often... LMAO!!
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