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May 23, 2006, 10:01 PM
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Our two steer arrived today. They ran out of the truck, and immediately began surveing the property side by side. Never saw anything like it. They almost came to me, but our neighbor's father, who bought them for us said they are still not tame.
Tonight we have no idea where they are. Evidently they have gone off to a quiet corner of the property. One -third of our property is wooded, so they could be anywhere. Well this is our day 1 in the cattle business. Hugs, EJ |
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May 23, 2006, 10:06 PM
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Cool! I remember my dad raised cows when he was farming. I just loved it.
Best of luck to you!
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May 23, 2006, 10:09 PM
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Hi EJ,
Well, welcome to Steer 1 and Steer 2! Hope they are settling in nicely to their new home! :-) Hugs, ErinBear
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May 23, 2006, 10:22 PM
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What are you going to do with them? Are they for food, pets or something else?
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#5
May 23, 2006, 10:35 PM
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Eeeek!! - Please say that old Betsy will not be on your dinner room table.... let them go to another's house..................... Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  LoVe, Rhapsody - 
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#6
May 23, 2006, 10:47 PM
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Now you're a rancher. Have fun with the steers. Now you'll have to learn to rope.
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#7
May 23, 2006, 11:04 PM
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Erin Bear -
We are naming them Dakota and Winston. Hugs, EJ |
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May 23, 2006, 11:06 PM
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Maven and Rhapsody -
Once they have matured, we will be selling them, and take our profit. EJ |
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#9
May 23, 2006, 11:08 PM
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are they really steers? as in castrated young males? i used to buy and sell feeder steers and turned a pretty good profit every year. will you be keeping them 105 days? or have you decided that?
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#10
May 23, 2006, 11:14 PM
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Just so you know, I wasn't criticizing you if they're for food. I eat meat. It was just out of curiosity.
 I always prefer to hear animals aren't going to be killed, but I'm not stupid; I know where meat comes from.
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May 23, 2006, 11:26 PM
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I figured YOU were...................... I just didn't want to think about you eating your PET.... my sister did that to my niece and she went nuts on them at the dinner table when someone told her that was eating old Buck.
But all in all I was just having fun with YOU - I love HAMBURGERS......  LoVe, Rhapsody -  
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#12
May 24, 2006, 10:06 AM
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lol my grandson's name is Dakota lol
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May 24, 2006, 10:09 AM
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they will become very gentle towards you. and they respond to the care that you'll give them, by growing fast. you're gonna love petting them and giving them their feed. i look forward to "steer" stories.
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May 24, 2006, 11:25 AM
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Welcome to Winston and Dakota!!
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May 24, 2006, 12:34 PM
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Bipolar Bear -
I hadn't thought about roping. Do you know how to rope? EJ |
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May 24, 2006, 12:38 PM
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Hi Pat -
They are steer (no jewelry). We are going under the advice of our neighbor, who has been in the business all his life, and his father before him. Having steer will cut down any fence jumping to get to neighbor's cattle or vice versa. We'll go on neighbor's advice for the best time to sell. Thanks for sharing your experience. EJ |
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May 24, 2006, 12:41 PM
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Hey Maven,
I wasn't taking it as criticism. I couldn't eat Dakota and Winston, but I can love them while they are here, and then send them off to their destiny, when the time comes. Having cattle on the property is such a good way to lower taxes, and a lot of fun besides. My husband is more excited than a kid about this whole thing. Hugs, EJ |
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#18
May 24, 2006, 12:48 PM
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Hi All,
Day 2 - Cattle Ranching: Hubby and I took a walk to find our steer. Sure enough they were in the far southwest corner of the property. They are really handsome "babies" (about 520 pounds each). Still standing right by each other. Tomorrow we are going to go out with feed buckets. Next time we get new steer, I think we will create another section of fencing, which will keep them close in until they tame up some. This is a little different than investing in the stock market, and pulling up the Dow Jones report. Had to hike (which I generally love) about a mile and a half each way to make sure they were still on the property. Hope everybody is having a good day. Hugs, EJ |
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May 24, 2006, 02:17 PM
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Aaah, the country life! We used to raise day old calves on the left over goat's milk and turn a profit that way. We'd also feed them the alphalpha stems the goats wouldn't eat. My two younger boys were pretty young then and would fancy themselves "rough riders" and get on the calves and try to ride them when they thought they were big enough. It was really funny to watch! Neither one of them managed to stay on past one buck of the calf. LOL
Have fun with your steer, EJ! Just don't get too attached.
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May 24, 2006, 03:24 PM
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September Morn -
Thanks for the words of wisdom about not getting too attached. What makes you think I would get too attached -- LOL! Hugs, EJ |
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May 24, 2006, 03:37 PM
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 Been there, done that! You and I are animal lovers!
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#22
May 24, 2006, 03:56 PM
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Yes, I'm guilty -- I'm an animal lover.
EJ |
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May 24, 2006, 04:24 PM
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Hi EJ,
Welcome to Winston and Dakota then! Sounds like they have a real roomy pasture to enjoy. That will be good for them. Lucky guys. :-) Hope this goes well for you and your husband! Take care, ErinBear
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May 24, 2006, 10:29 PM
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Hi All,
Guess who showed up for dinner? Winston and Dakota. My dogs spotted them first. They were standing on the edge of the tall grass, about 15 ft. away from their feeding station. The next time we looked, they were feeding happily out of the station. They fed for about two hours. I can't believe how handsome they are. Do I sound like a new mother or what? That's all from the Prairie for now, EJ |
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#25
May 25, 2006, 12:55 AM
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Awww!!! That's so sweet!
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