77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[77Herford]

Ok, the word is that the well should be done by the end of the week, so this coming friday. Hopefully this happens and I can bring back my cattle. I always had my Jersey's at home and they drink alot, lol. Gonna have some Jersey calves soon. Mulan and Red though much bigger will have some playmates.

 

[77Herford]

Alaskan, good show. If I had the time I would do some recreational prospecting.

 

[77Herford]

Ok, I just don't get Vegan's. I know more than my share and even though years later they are still committed to their diet, I just can't imagine that world for me. I mean they talk about not wanting to kill animals to eat but many of them don't realize that it was red meat that made our brains bigger and smarter. I understand animal or livestock cruelty can curve the appetites of many but many family farms treat their livestock with great care and take part in humanely killing our animals. I don't want them to suffer anymore than they have to. If they suffer too much it actually makes your meat taste worse. Thats why more and more slaughter houses have waiting pens for livestock that first come in so they can calm down and get relaxed.

Personally I eat meat with about half of my meals. About 80 percent of my meat is from my place. My brother provides us with some Duck in season as he LOVES to hunt them. Goose is pretty good too. My brother really does make good Duck and Goose meals.
I know make my own milk, and cream but we still buy store butter usually Land O Lakes. My mother uses another brand Imperial I believe.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Don't try to figure it out. It just doesn't work. I am with you. All my life, my family raised hog, beef, chickens, etc. We always ate our own meat and like you meat was big part of our diet. On both sides of my family there is longevity into the 90's. They worked, they ate and they were healthy.

We never enjoyed slaughtering an animals, but it was their intended purpose and we knew it.

 

[wannacow]

Where's the "LIKE" button? Meat eaters at this house...

 

[autumnprairie]

Where's the "LIKE" button? Meat eaters at this house...

X2

 

[ksalvagno]

I know a few former vegans. They got sick because they were missing the animal protein. Much healthier people since they went back to eating meat. We are meat eaters too and now have only meat that we raised here on our farm.

 

[77Herford]

Kinda happy for all the good support. I thought I might get bombarded with less savoury comments. I do like a good debate though.

Moved my Charolais back home today. They are dropping their calves and I like to keep a closer eye on them. I'm putting the two Simmental cows with their calves in with the Charolais cows to give them some company.

Its windy today and the ice/snow chunks are falling off the roofs all over the farm.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

Meat eaters here. Just brought home 800lbs of beef yesterday. Thank goodness it was being split out with others. That's a lot of burger for 2 people. (not that my husband would have objected)


My brother was vegan for about 2 years due to disagreements with the main stream meat industry. He now raises his own rabbits, and will eat venison and local beef/pork/chicken, etc. He also dumpster dives because he feels like it is even more silly for an animal to have gone through commercial meat practices only to be thrown away.

 

[77Herford]

Evening of calf births. No trouble in birthing and the wife even waddled out to see. So far bulls are out pacing the heifers in calf ratio and is often the case but some years, I have had more heifers. The cow that had twins is doing ok with some assistance. I bottle feed them once a day with the mothers disapproval but shes getting use to it and liking the Oats I give her for waiting.

I have the Goats in a ten plus acre pen next to the Jerseys and they are loving it. I might just keep them there as a permanent pen. Its handier for milking for one as I put in a simple chute to bring in milkers. Though the looks I get from the Cow's are priceless as two Nubians milk next to them.