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King City, Mo | We are in the beef business to use up the popcorn clean out and started the bottle calves as a project for the boys.
The popcorn finances/carries the beef Operation and chicken operation. Part of the benefit of the chickens and beef is whar the boys are learning taking care of the animals and having to be responsible for feeding them ext.
Bottle calves were high this spring so they
Bought old bred cows.
Then after we bought bred cows…..we ended up with more cost affordable bottle calves. Friends and neighbors called and our bottle calf pens were empty so we kept adding bottle calves till fall when the price is right and they weren’t sale barn calves. It’s just as much trouble to feed one calf as 5….
Last week the cattle we had family taking care of for use of one of our bobcats ended. 50% of the boys cows were open and the opens looked in poor condition. So we sold the family the breds and brought the 3 opens and calves home Saturday.
We have the popcorn so figure we might as well feed it our selves vrs hassle with selling it. Chore time feeding more calves and opens will be basically the same.
We move 6ish head a year by the package selling hamburger and we eat the steaks if its a steer or heifer. Hamburger is the biggest mover for us.
We have an OMC 95 grinder. Got it for $500 and have put assorted belts and chains on it.
The DDG’s we haven't looked at as idk if i can get 1-2 ton at a time locally. We use to use oats and 32% pellets and the mill for the pellets closed and our grinder broke. Bought feed and they used soy meal and corn. We got our grinder fixed as it wasnt terminal like i thought it was once I cleaned it all out.
Dad never ground feed or mixed anything with shelled corn for cattle but only backgrounded bred heifers when i was growing up. Friday he will be gone 20 years and i just turned 42 this month.
So I question myself on mixing feed as I know there is benefits to do so but also know you can screw cattle up feeding the wrong mix of stuff.
We also do sweet corn, pumpkins, popping kettle and gourmet popcorn at events, popcorn fundraising with kids groups and 3D printed farm toys and other toys. So we are slightly diversified or creatively ADHD.
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