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re: beefmaster cattle
Posted on 1/27/13 at 6:59 pm to Geauxtiga
Posted on 1/27/13 at 6:59 pm to Geauxtiga
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I once read that the average herd in the U.S. was <50. That was several years back though.
To have 20 you can figure on needing a minimum of 40 acres. Half summer/half winter. For that much you need a tractor to put out hay, etc.
Unless you have crop land to rotate them in (rice stubble) it's hard to make money relying solely on permanent pastures. Even summer pastures now, with the price of fertilizer.
Get 3 or 5 head for a hobby. You can feed square bales in winter. You can overseed a few acres of rye without tilling.
Start with VERY gentle ones cause if mom ain't gentle and runs when she sees you, so will baby and it perpetuates itself.
I have about 45 acres total. I doubt I get up to 20 but I know no more than that. I already have a tractor and easy access to round bales of hay since someone bales some of my property and also my families property.
This post was edited on 1/27/13 at 7:03 pm
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Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:03 pm to diat150
Be prepared to unload the wallet on a good baler, last time I looked they were as high as eagle pussy. With 45 acres I dont know if I would jump straight to 20 head. Maybe do half that and be real selective on your cows. See exactly what the land will give you and give yourself sometime to learn the ropes. This being that I am assuming you have never run cattle.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:10 pm to diat150
quote:Good breed of cattle but like everyone else said, lots of pounds = high investment, high reward. 45 acres like you stated and I wouldn't invest in them
Beefmaster
All the Brahma lovers in here
Love to have them bred into cattle but the less Brahma in them the better unless you have A+ fence and catch pen. Even then you mix them in a black angus and you have a high strung black cow that will stroke out on you before quick gets ready. I'm a Hereford man. Get you some brangus heifers and breed them to a heaford bull. If you have 45 acres of grazing pasture then 20 cattle is plenty as a money making hobby.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:29 pm to diat150
quote:Well then you're ahead of the curve! You can take the tractor and make your money work even more for you/it.
I already have a tractor and easy access to round bales of hay since someone bales some of my property and also my families property.
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