I have a few cattle. My pastures have some weeds that the cattle won’t, or are reluctant to eat. So I’ve thought about adding 2-3 goats to the herd to clean up the stuff the cattle don’t like. Am I nuts and should I just fight the weeds, or would a few goats cure my problem by eating the...
Looks like I finally have my “herd”. Bought 2 highland x mini Hereford heifers recently. Both are about 7 months old right now. Got the seller to throw in a highland x dexter steer so I can get beef a little faster. ;). I’ve had them about 4 weeks now. All are very calm, they had been well...
Anyone crossed their Dexters with a small birth weight Wagyu bull? I’m thinking small Kobe quality calves might make for excellent eating. Any thoughts out there?
Hi all. Just joined as I will be moving to 13 acres soon and will be starting a small herd of one of the small cattle breeds. I grew up on an 1100 acre farm, so not new to animals, but it’s been 30+ years, so I’m sure I’ve forgotten some stuff. I was also an ag major at Mizzou, so who knows, I...