One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[Southern by choice]

us too

 

[OneFineAcre]

Finally using the "goat gofer"
As a pig gofer lol

 

[OneFineAcre]

@farmerjan
@greybeard

How do you think my steers are looking?

Steer 1.

Steer 2 He was the smaller of the two from the beginning. He hasn't seemed to grow as well as number 1. We wormed both with Ivemec last week. Of course it may be because we are running them with the pigs and this guy will let the darn pigs run him away from the food. But, one pig is going today and the others will be gone in the week.

 

[farmerjan]

I think they look pretty good, but I think you will see a big difference once all the "hogs" are gone and they eat all their own feed. It's so hard to tell from pictures as you can't see the actual fleshiness on the animal. I'd GUESS in the 850-900 range on the bigger one, maybe 100 less on the smaller one. When are they due to go? Fall? they would definitely put on some finish in a couple of months.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Sure hope ya have enough Freezer room...it looks like to me, anyway...

 

[OneFineAcre]

I think they look pretty good, but I think you will see a big difference once all the "hogs" are gone and they eat all their own feed. It's so hard to tell from pictures as you can't see the actual fleshiness on the animal. I'd GUESS in the 850-900 range on the bigger one, maybe 100 less on the smaller one. When are they due to go? Fall? they would definitely put on some finish in a couple of months.

That's about what I thought
The big one you can't really see his hips/pelvis any more but the smaller one you can
We'll see how they develop

Eta
I guess you can't really call them pigs any more
When Maurine carried that one this morning guy said he thought he was about 280

 

[OneFineAcre]

Sure hope ya have enough Freezer room...it looks like to me, anyway...

Planning on pork chops on the grill Saturday night.

 

[Bruce]

Fresher than fresh! Gonna be delicious.

 

[OneFineAcre]

So, the town where I work at has a 4H Livestock show and sale and I've gone over the last couple of days during my lunch break to check things out.
Mostly wanted to see some pigs and steers of known weights in person.

Got there today just in time to watch the kiddies.

271 lb Duroc/Berkshire cross.

1300 lb steer.

 

[OneFineAcre]

1210 lb steer

1360 lb steer