Cattle

We have finally moved our cattle out of paddock 1 - it is eaten down. We now have animals in three different paddocks eating fresher grass.

Our 5 bottle fed calves are weaned and out on pasture eating grass.

Come September, we'll put the 2 guys in with the big cows. The 3 young heifers will continue to be separated from the bull - hopefully he will be across the stream on the hill pasture after we get it fenced this fall (and buy more older cows to increase his harem). These young heifers won't get bred to bull until next June, so we should have lots of calves in the spring of 2013.

The ewes are separated from the rams. After fattening them up on fall grass, we'll take any excess sheep to "market" and hopefully make a nice profit if sheep and goat prices continue to rise.