Comments on: Raising a Cow for Beef: Month 4

By: Paul Williams

Paul Williams — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:24:40 +0000

Thanks for leaving a comment, Amanda! He was named before we got him – “Bambi” since he looked a bit like a deer when he was little.

He looks cute, but you probably wouldn’t think so if you had to clean his stall or if he dragged you around a bit! I’m about ready to eat him as it is!!!

It is fun raising him though, and it’s a good experience. I’m still looking forward to some steak and BBQ though!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:10:52 +0000

I just can’t believe you’re calling him Bambi lol. I think if there were more of them it would be easier- but with just one- I just look at him and think oh my goodness Paul is going to KILL him and EAT him and he’s so cute lol. I think it is neat that you are able to do this though!

By: Paul Williams

Paul Williams — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:53:44 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Ben! I’d say anyone could become attached to any type of animal (maybe not chickens…), but it depends on how you look at it while you’re raising it. I’m not very attached to our steer because I don’t spend much time with him any more – maybe 5 to 10 minutes a day. When he was on the bottle it was more like 15-20 minutes a day plus it was like feeding a baby (a very big baby).

We just view him as future steak/hamburger/pot roast/etc. and not as a pet.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:38:42 +0000

A wonderful experiment! Perhaps oddly, however, I would have a much harder time emotionally speaking dispatching with a cow for food than chicken, goats, and other animals. Best of luck.

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