~*Third Annual Cinco de Mayo Turkey Hatch-Athon*~ all poultry welcome!

[lsmith]

Well, yes.  Yes, we do - Google the farm or look us up on Facebook; there's an online store accessible from either with what's in stock at the moment.  (These were 2" thick Private Reserve; normal cut is 1" and 1.5" on Filet Mignon)  I know we have NY Strips & Ribeyes in stock, and I know we're out of Filet Mignon & six or seven other things as of this morning - freezers reload next week!

Much noms will be had.

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Defiitely in cattle one is better-- thought he cow milk repleacer is about a 1/3 the cost of sheep replacer-- pound for pund of replacer NOT what they drink. lol


How stupid is color to deside pricing!! Does that mean all that "Angus" beef is really mislabeled beef??? Cause the store sure charges more for it , so I skip it.

Quote: Heehee I thought the same thng!!!

Quote: Ummmm, what name are you under on line?? Or did you mention that already??

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: Defiitely in cattle one is better-- thought he cow milk repleacer is about a 1/3 the cost of sheep replacer-- pound for pund of replacer NOT what they drink. lol


How stupid is color to deside pricing!! Does that mean all that "Angus" beef is really mislabeled beef??? Cause the store sure charges more for it , so I skip it.

Quote: Heehee I thought the same thng!!!

Quote: Ummmm, what name are you under on line?? Or did you mention that already??

Online I believe this is them : http://sarverheritagefarm.com/AboutUs.html (I got the name off the label)

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

Defiitely in cattle one is better-- thought he cow milk repleacer is about a 1/3 the cost of sheep replacer-- pound for pund of replacer NOT what they drink. lol


How stupid is color to deside pricing!! Does that mean all that "Angus" beef is really mislabeled beef??? Cause the store sure charges more for it , so I skip it.



Heehee I thought the same thng!!!

Ummmm, what name are you under on line?? Or did you mention that already??

Organic milk replacer is $78/25# and our little twin baby is drinking a gallon and a half to two gallons a day... glad she's half Galloway and eating some grass already!

"Angus" as labeled in the supermarket is a grading term, NOT a breed. The term is licensed by the American Angus Association for use with cuts grading choice or better (for a fee, of course) Sorry if that's a disappointment.

Geez, it's on the label,

and I thought THAT might be unacceptable. It's Sarver Heritage Farm.(dot com) or on FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sarver-Heritage-Farm/

 

[Wasson6Pack]

Well, yes.  Yes, we do - Google the farm or look us up on Facebook; there's an online store accessible from either with what's in stock at the moment.  (These were 2" thick Private Reserve; normal cut is 1" and 1.5" on Filet Mignon)  I know we have NY Strips & Ribeyes in stock, and I know we're out of Filet Mignon & six or seven other things as of this morning - freezers reload next week!

Where are you? I'm so looking for a calf to as to my farm and I can't find any around here for sale. I'm in middle TN. I'm also looking for American Guinea hogs for sale.

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

Where are you? I'm so looking for a calf to as to my farm and I can't find any around here for sale. I'm in middle TN. I'm also looking for American Guinea hogs for sale.

We're near the southern tip of WV, but we very rarely sell young calves. Actually we've only sold two ever, and that was because we had two sets of twins at the same time my MIL was having back surgery & we couldn't count on being here to feed them.
It's a really bad time to be looking for calves; between the storm last fall & the drought in the south & west, the national cattle herd is at it's lowest point since the '50's and the prices are outrageous.

Are you looking to raise a beef, or grow out a milk cow?

 

[Wasson6Pack]

We're near the southern tip of WV, but we very rarely sell young calves. Actually we've only sold two ever, and that was because we had two sets of twins at the same time my MIL was having back surgery & we couldn't count on being here to feed them. 
It's a really bad time to be looking for calves; between the storm last fall & the drought in the south & west, the national cattle herd is at it's lowest point since the '50's and the prices are outrageous.

Are you looking to raise a beef, or grow out a milk cow?

We want a beef cow. I really like the miniatures, but that seems to up the price more.

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

We want a beef cow. I really like the miniatures, but that seems to up the price more.

Highlands? Yeah, that's a 'supply & demand" effect; five years ago only a small number of family farm people wanted them because of limited space, now there are thousands of people trying to build homesteads on even less space, so everybody wants them - but because they're still in the 'hobby farm' realm, the folks who have enough animals to raise them are devoting the space to regular beef cattle. I know someone who had a few; I can email him & see if he has any available. He's actually in Virginia, might be closer to you. Don't know if he still has them; it's been over a year since I've seen him.

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Yes, I big disappointment!! I feel lied to!! I hate angus, and I"m glad to see them at the super market-- dead!! I hated the cow I had to show for a livestock class-- she always kicked me. I muddled thru with no help, never handled a cow before, washing it , training it and she would kick me everytime she went back to the herd. HATED that cow. SO I think of her when ever I pass the meat case. lol Lost interest in beef because of that cow. lol

Edited for clarity: lost interest in working with beef, and raising them however, I LOVE eating beef. I think I could live on beef and turkye. lol

 

[winteree]

I've known a few people who had them (and seemed to like them), but we've never had them here; they're not climate-appropriate for us. Personally, I prefer cattle without horns at all, LOL.
The cattle we have are the descendants of DH's grandfathers' herd; they've been on grass only for nearly forty years, so the selection was mostly done for us. We just had to cull out the bad actors and concentrate on the lines that produced great beef . Because most farmers sell to a stockyard, they never know what they're producing in terms of quality - we know, so we can select for it. We operate a completely closed system (no cows or calves are brought to the farm), so it's not likely I'll ever meet a longhorn, and our equipment wouldn't work for them. Sorry I can't be of more help .

**editing to add - if you want to play with cattle, start by searching out books on cow psychology & handling. Read Temple Grandin's stuff, especially. They're BIG, and unlike birds, they can kill you; learn how to control and get along with them before you bring one home!

i know i had one crush my foot when i was milking it several years ago but don't worry I'm not getting into cattle until i have enough room for at least 5-20 of them. I don't know about the horns part my great grandma's cows never hurt each other, them, or us (but my foot, a stranger that tried to steal a few, and a newer bull that got ahold of some "loco weed") she always said that longhorns where the best because they couldn't stick each other if they tried but that was her opinion