RememberGoliad
Veteran Member
Been around cattle on the periphery most of my life, but never been in charge of them. We just acquired a small herd to put on an 8 acre patch we had been letting neighbor use for grazing. Four cows with calves born last December and January, 3 bull calves and one heifer calf.
To expand on the description of my current knowledge, I know they eat hay, they poop fertilizer, and it roughly takes two acres around here to support a cow. A general sense of the fact that they need supplemental feed during dry times and that they need gallons of water, which isn't a problem as they have about a 300 gallon poly water tub (one of those blue 8' diameter tubs) that's kept up by a float valve from the well.
Distilled down, I've now got a healthy, good lookin' herd of friendly even-tempered cows who are used to human contact. Pointers on keeping 'em healthy and friendly are appreciated.
A couple of donkeys came with them. A mama and her 4 year old daughter. Those are the most comical critters I've ever seen. VERY friendly and love attention.
Thanks
To expand on the description of my current knowledge, I know they eat hay, they poop fertilizer, and it roughly takes two acres around here to support a cow. A general sense of the fact that they need supplemental feed during dry times and that they need gallons of water, which isn't a problem as they have about a 300 gallon poly water tub (one of those blue 8' diameter tubs) that's kept up by a float valve from the well.
Distilled down, I've now got a healthy, good lookin' herd of friendly even-tempered cows who are used to human contact. Pointers on keeping 'em healthy and friendly are appreciated.
A couple of donkeys came with them. A mama and her 4 year old daughter. Those are the most comical critters I've ever seen. VERY friendly and love attention.
Thanks