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    When To Cut Your Losses..........

    I'm on it jhm47! Thanks!
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    When To Cut Your Losses..........

    Thanks jhm47! I should have noted that I only have two acres fenced, but I keep it (brome/fescue) fertilized & weed free..... I live along the Kansas River in NE Kansas, so there's plenty of corn! I use salt blocks & a mineral feeder, & feed range cubes, so ground corn ($7.95/50Lb) would be a...
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    When To Cut Your Losses..........

    I'm recently retired & have always wanted to try my hand at raising a couple of cows...... Have raised lots of animals on my 6A over the past 35 years (never any cattle) and grew up in a rural setting working for a few of the local farmers...... The last couple of years I've grained a couple of...
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    BYH Calendar ~ Picture Submission Thread ~ Deadline Oct. 14! [EST]

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    Used A New Meat Processor......... Hmmm

    Oh great herfrds, now look what you've started ......... a breed war! :hide
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    Used A New Meat Processor......... Hmmm

    Now just hold on there a dog gone minute......... We all know that Angus is the better breed! :)
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    Used A New Meat Processor......... Hmmm

    Interesting...... Guess I didn't realize that hanging time played a big roll.... A rancher once told me that fat content determines how long beef can hang without drying out the hamburger meat. The fatter the cow the longer it's able to hang.
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    Used A New Meat Processor......... Hmmm

    Yep, I'm sure the sex of the cow could be determined without previous DNA samples, but it wouldn't be conclusive by any means...... The heifers in question hung 14 days, or so I was told.....
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    Used A New Meat Processor......... Hmmm

    Wife & I had this same discussion just last night. We both agreed to wait until we've tried other cuts before we pass judgement...... The older guy with alot of experience probably knows what he's talking about! As for making me mad.......Pfffft I'm here to to learn from my mistakes & hopefully...
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    Used A New Meat Processor......... Hmmm

    This straightforward approach may be the best...... I'm waiting for some honest feedback from the people I sold this beef to. I'm hoping they're much happier with the meat than I am....
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    Used A New Meat Processor......... Hmmm

    Probably cost prohibitive, but it's sure tempting! Don't know what could be done other than never using this processor again & that's already a given........
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    Used A New Meat Processor......... Hmmm

    How do they go about testing the meat? What kind of costs are we talking about for the testing?
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    Used A New Meat Processor......... Hmmm

    That was the question I asked myself as I chewed on that piece of boot leather......... Am I reacting this way just because I raised them? I think not. These were some real nice heifers that came off grass @ 950# & I put another 300# on them with plenty of creep & good hay. I don't know what...
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    Used A New Meat Processor......... Hmmm

    Just got my beef back from a processor that I've never used before & the T Bone I ate last night was as tough as boot leather....... I put 300# on these heifers in 120 days & they got nothing but the best of treatment (ie 25# Creep/head/day along with plenty of quality hay). I just have to...
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    Need Corral/Pen Construction Help

    Op here........... Constructed a holding pen with 12' 16Ga corral panels with one 10' section that has a four foot gate. Heifers adapted to feeding inside it very well. They're hanging now, can ya say "beef, it's what's for dinner!"
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