Posted by tjdub on January 17, 2011 at 09:01:21 from (208.28.88.253):
In Reply to: Farm Advice posted by knightstead on January 17, 2011 at 08:26:56:
6 acres is not much pasture. Depending on the pasture quality and your climate, you may have hard time supporting more than one brood cow, which is good because that's all $2000 could buy anyway :)
So yeah, calves are really your only option. As long as your fences are good and you don't let the pasture get too short, you should be OK. Make sure to vaccinate them, especially the 7-way blackleg vaccine.
Also, have a supply of hay lined up (and money to buy it) just in case of drought or if you overstock the pasture.
I would buy dairy calves because you'll have less invested.
Finally, you're going to have to figure out how to catch them. You might want to ask around to find someone who can haul them and who also has a portable corral (or a bunch of gates) they can set up.
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