Is deer stew okay?

[watchdogps]

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Oh we like deer! It's just that this made too much for the two of us, and the seasonings werent great. I dont have much too add, since we just moved and I left a lot of stuff with my dad so he didnt have to buy all new. We ate it for two dinners, but thats enough for now!

The birds enjoyed it immensly!

 

[ccrow]

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A cow refers to a Mature Female Bovine that in production.
Beef (as in Beef Cattle) are Bovine that are intended for meat.

Chris

That kinda reinforces what I said, different names when referring to the meat.
So, out of curiosity I looked them up on Merriam-Webster online, and found
Definition of COW
1a : the mature female of cattle (genus Bos)
b : the mature female of various usually large animals (as an elephant, whale, or moose)
2: a domestic bovine animal regardless of sex or age

Definition of BEEF
1: the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (as a steer or cow) used as food
2a : an ox, cow, or bull in a full-grown or nearly full-grown state; especially : a steer or cow fattened for food <quality Texas beeves> <a herd of good beef>
b : a dressed carcass of a beef animal

Neener, neener...

 

[Chris09]

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A cow refers to a Mature Female Bovine that in production.
Beef (as in Beef Cattle) are Bovine that are intended for meat.

Chris

That kinda reinforces what I said, different names when referring to the meat.
So, out of curiosity I looked them up on Merriam-Webster online, and found
Definition of COW
1a : the mature female of cattle (genus Bos)
b : the mature female of various usually large animals (as an elephant, whale, or moose)
2: a domestic bovine animal regardless of sex or age

Definition of BEEF
1: the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (as a steer or cow) used as food
2a : an ox, cow, or bull in a full-grown or nearly full-grown state; especially : a steer or cow fattened for food <quality Texas beeves> <a herd of good beef>
b : a dressed carcass of a beef animal

Neener, neener...

You may want to find a new dictionary,

In short -
Cow: a mature female bovine that has had a calf (in production).
Bull: an intact male bovine that is used for breeding purposes.
Steer: a castrated male bovine that is primarily used for beef.
Heifer: a female bovine that has not had a calf.
Calf: a young bovine that is suckling from a cow.
Cattle: general plural term for more than one bovine.
Feeder Calves Calf or Cattle that are less than 1 year old that are feed with the intent for slaughter.
Feeder Yearling Calf or Cattle that are between 1 and 2 years old that are feed with the intent for slaughter.
Dairy Cattle Adult females bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made.
Examples - Holstein (Holstein-Friesian), Jersey, Milking Shorthorn, Norwegian Red, Brown Swiss etc.
Beef Cattle Cattle raised for meat production.
Examples - Angus, Beefmasters, Herefords, Longhorns, Beefalo etc.


Chris

 

[Ole rooster]

What about chickens?

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Poultry?

Rooster?
Hen?

 

[Chris09]

Ole rooster,
Generally speaking and more by APA (American Poultry Association) guide lines.

Rooster is a Male one year old ore more.
Hen is a Female one year old ore more.
Cockerel is a young male less than one year old.
Pullet is a young female less than one year old.
Poultry is a general term applied to all domesticated fowl, including chickens,turkeys, and waterfowl.

Here is the link to my sticky here on BYC, it is full of Poultry information.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=343605

Chris

 

[Ole rooster]

Well I'll just be dang. I've been calling my cockrell a rooster cuz he started crowing. And I was also thinking my pullets would be hens when the first egg was consumated and layed in the nest. So not I gotta ride the time wagon. Poor Bob. I've been tell im he is a rooster. What a let down he'll have. Ya think he'll feel so bad he'll stop crowing?

Shoot. If a heifer and be a cow with a baby, how come a puller can't be a hen with an egg? It just ain't fair. And we know all things are fair.

 

[Chris09]

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Most don't breed heifers until 2 years of age when they are fully mature. Most pullets aren't fully mature till a year old.


Chris

 

[ccrow]

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That kinda reinforces what I said, different names when referring to the meat.
So, out of curiosity I looked them up on Merriam-Webster online, and found
Definition of COW
1a : the mature female of cattle (genus Bos)
b : the mature female of various usually large animals (as an elephant, whale, or moose)
2: a domestic bovine animal regardless of sex or age

Definition of BEEF
1: the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (as a steer or cow) used as food
2a : an ox, cow, or bull in a full-grown or nearly full-grown state; especially : a steer or cow fattened for food <quality Texas beeves> <a herd of good beef>
b : a dressed carcass of a beef animal

Neener, neener...

You may want to find a new dictionary,

In short -
Cow: a mature female bovine that has had a calf (in production).
Bull: an intact male bovine that is used for breeding purposes.
Steer: a castrated male bovine that is primarily used for beef.
Heifer: a female bovine that has not had a calf.
Calf: a young bovine that is suckling from a cow.
Cattle: general plural term for more than one bovine.
Feeder Calves Calf or Cattle that are less than 1 year old that are feed with the intent for slaughter.
Feeder Yearling Calf or Cattle that are between 1 and 2 years old that are feed with the intent for slaughter.
Dairy Cattle Adult females bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made.
Examples - Holstein (Holstein-Friesian), Jersey, Milking Shorthorn, Norwegian Red, Brown Swiss etc.
Beef Cattle Cattle raised for meat production.
Examples - Angus, Beefmasters, Herefords, Longhorns, Beefalo etc.


Chris

I'm sure the definitions I quoted are due to general usage (by people like me!

)
I'm curious, what is the source for your definitions?

 

[Chris09]

Quote:
You may want to find a new dictionary,

In short -
Cow: a mature female bovine that has had a calf (in production).
Bull: an intact male bovine that is used for breeding purposes.
Steer: a castrated male bovine that is primarily used for beef.
Heifer: a female bovine that has not had a calf.
Calf: a young bovine that is suckling from a cow.
Cattle: general plural term for more than one bovine.
Feeder Calves Calf or Cattle that are less than 1 year old that are feed with the intent for slaughter.
Feeder Yearling Calf or Cattle that are between 1 and 2 years old that are feed with the intent for slaughter.
Dairy Cattle Adult females bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made.
Examples - Holstein (Holstein-Friesian), Jersey, Milking Shorthorn, Norwegian Red, Brown Swiss etc.
Beef Cattle Cattle raised for meat production.
Examples - Angus, Beefmasters, Herefords, Longhorns, Beefalo etc.


Chris

I'm sure the definitions I quoted are due to general usage (by people like me!

)
I'm curious, what is the source for your definitions?

Livestock Background, Farmers, People and family that have using term longer than Merriam-Webster has been online.
I am sure Merriam-Webster is using a general term but it does not change the fact that it is incorrect.

If you do some searching online I am sure that you will find some information that will back the terms that I posted along with the term,
Bullock, Maverick, Polled Cattle, Disbudded, Veal, Dry Cow, etc.

Chris