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I think they are beautiful too. How are they to milk?

I am looking for a breed that fits each category and then one breed that fits all categories. For the meat I want the most tender and best tasting. (Short of Wagyu Cattle and Kobe Beef...how do you message the cows?) For milk I would love a good supply that is rich tasting. For Easiest to...

Ok y'all: In your opinion what breed is the best for meat? and Why? What is the best for milk? and Why? What is the easiest to raise? and why? What one breed is best for meat, milk, and easiest to raise overall? Thanks. :coolsun

I only see the fields and cows...I have never seen a farmer maintaining them. I never see dried grasses out there either. In the winter the cows are there until around April...they then disappear for a few weeks and then return. We get several feet of snow and you can see where the cows are...

You guys have been soooooo helpful. I am on a huge learning curve with this. I had been looking at 21 acres but have decided to move on to find more acreage. Thanks for the help. :woot

Now does it change if I supplement them? And what about sheep?

I have a pasture near my cabin...the pasture is divided into 5 sections, each section is 2-3 acres each. The farmer keeps around 40 cows on the pasture. He separates the cows from the bulls and uses two pastures at a time. (the fifth pasture rarely is used) His fields are always green; My...

How many cows on 20 or 30 acres? I am in Utah but am looking anywhere I can find some nice land.

Hey Nifty: I was just thinking this past week that we should have a backyard cows...imagine my surprise when I came home on logged on to BYC and found BYCows. Way to go! As soon as we get some land (my 1/3 acre doesn't cut it) we would love some cows, and alpacas, and horses, and sheep......

Hey Y'all: We are currently looking to buy some land so that we may farm. My sweet DH would like to have cows. He wants to raise meat cows to sell and 1 or 2 dairy cows for personal comsumption. What would a minimum space per cow be? And since I have never farmed (DH has) what type of home...