Comments on: Raising a Cow for Beef: Month 6 http://www.providentplan.com/1484/raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-6 Personal Finance for Life in the Kingdom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Weekend Links - Amateur Asset Allocator http://www.providentplan.com/1484/raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-6/#comment-6267 Weekend Links - Amateur Asset Allocator Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:52:13 +0000 http://www.providentplan.com/?p=1484#comment-6267 [...] Raising A Cow For Beef:  Month 6 by Provident Planning.  I initially parsed that title as “Raising A Cow For Beer” and was immediately intrigued.  Beef-flavored beer?  Awesome!  Turns out you can’t make beer from a cow (…so far), but raising your own food is a pretty cool concept. [...] [...] Raising A Cow For Beef:  Month 6 by Provident Planning.  I initially parsed that title as “Raising A Cow For Beer” and was immediately intrigued.  Beef-flavored beer?  Awesome!  Turns out you can’t make beer from a cow (…so far), but raising your own food is a pretty cool concept. [...]

]]> By: Paul Williams http://www.providentplan.com/1484/raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-6/#comment-6245 Paul Williams Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:54:10 +0000 http://www.providentplan.com/?p=1484#comment-6245 Well, we just checked him with a weight tape yesterday and he's right around 420 right now. We'll see what we get out of him. We are planning to buy a chest freezer, not just for this meat but for future garden produce and stocking up on good deals at the store. I'm not sure I really have cattle management practices. :) This is my first and only cow, so I'm just learning as I go. I'm not sure what you mean by finish him. Do you mean try to fatten him up quick at the end? Probably not. Well, we just checked him with a weight tape yesterday and he’s right around 420 right now. We’ll see what we get out of him.

We are planning to buy a chest freezer, not just for this meat but for future garden produce and stocking up on good deals at the store.

I’m not sure I really have cattle management practices. :) This is my first and only cow, so I’m just learning as I go. I’m not sure what you mean by finish him. Do you mean try to fatten him up quick at the end? Probably not.

]]> By: The Lost Goat http://www.providentplan.com/1484/raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-6/#comment-6244 The Lost Goat Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:05:49 +0000 http://www.providentplan.com/?p=1484#comment-6244 One of my beef cows would be pushing ~ 800 lbs by that point, but I bet with a dairy cow that you'll be luck to get 600. Assuming a 40% carcass yield, that will be about 250 pounds of meat - hope you already have a chest freezer:) Are you planning to finish him at all? This is a really interesting idea to me - I've never considered the idea of doing only one cow at a time. Fascinating to see the similarities and differences between our cattle management practices - thank you for sharing. .-= The Lost Goat´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheLostGoat/~3/DaOa0wH1RPo/progressives-my-rate-program.html">Progressive's My Rate Program</a> =-. One of my beef cows would be pushing ~ 800 lbs by that point, but I bet with a dairy cow that you’ll be luck to get 600. Assuming a 40% carcass yield, that will be about 250 pounds of meat – hope you already have a chest freezer:) Are you planning to finish him at all?

This is a really interesting idea to me – I’ve never considered the idea of doing only one cow at a time. Fascinating to see the similarities and differences between our cattle management practices – thank you for sharing.
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]]> By: Paul Williams http://www.providentplan.com/1484/raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-6/#comment-6226 Paul Williams Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:28:25 +0000 http://www.providentplan.com/?p=1484#comment-6226 I don't have a set weight goal, but I'm hoping to butcher him by 14-15 months to keep from feeding him over another winter. That gets expensive, especially when they're big. He should be plenty big enough to butcher at that point. I don’t have a set weight goal, but I’m hoping to butcher him by 14-15 months to keep from feeding him over another winter. That gets expensive, especially when they’re big. He should be plenty big enough to butcher at that point.

]]> By: The Lost Goat http://www.providentplan.com/1484/raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-6/#comment-6225 The Lost Goat Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:16:14 +0000 http://www.providentplan.com/?p=1484#comment-6225 What is your age/weight goal for harvest? .-= The Lost Goat´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheLostGoat/~3/DaOa0wH1RPo/progressives-my-rate-program.html">Progressive's My Rate Program</a> =-. What is your age/weight goal for harvest?
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]]> By: Carnival of Personal Finance #246 : Carnival of Personal Finance http://www.providentplan.com/1484/raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-6/#comment-6224 Carnival of Personal Finance #246 : Carnival of Personal Finance Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:24:42 +0000 http://www.providentplan.com/?p=1484#comment-6224 [...] Increase Your Spending? Bargaineering: How to Dispute a Credit Card Charge Provident Planning: Raising a Cow for Beef: Month 6 You Have More Than You Think: 12 Personal Finance Bloggers Answer – New or Used [...] [...] Increase Your Spending? Bargaineering: How to Dispute a Credit Card Charge Provident Planning: Raising a Cow for Beef: Month 6 You Have More Than You Think: 12 Personal Finance Bloggers Answer – New or Used [...]

]]> By: OutOfYourRut’s First Ever Friday Personal Finance Round Up « OutOfYourRut.com http://www.providentplan.com/1484/raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-6/#comment-6211 OutOfYourRut’s First Ever Friday Personal Finance Round Up « OutOfYourRut.com Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:41:08 +0000 http://www.providentplan.com/?p=1484#comment-6211 [...] following his progress in the trials, tribulations and costs of raising “Bambi” the calf in Raising a Cow for Beef: Month 6 and it’s predecessor Raising a Cow for Beef: Month 5. Title aside, there’s an even more [...] [...] following his progress in the trials, tribulations and costs of raising “Bambi” the calf in Raising a Cow for Beef: Month 6 and it’s predecessor Raising a Cow for Beef: Month 5. Title aside, there’s an even more [...]

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