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[Farmboy1611]

Just asking for advice from the wealth of knowledge on tff.

I have around 20 acres of grazing land avaliable at the moment but could search for more if required.

I am looking at putting up a 30 wide polytunnel for housing untill i can build a shed.

I have thought about calf rearing and quiet like this idea as I know a fair bit about the day to day process of this.

Does anyone else have any good posititve suggestions I would start of small and then slowly expand.

Thank you in advance.

 

[wellingtonfarmer]

Just asking for advice from the wealth of knowledge on tff.

I have around 20 acres of grazing land avaliable at the moment but could search for more if required.

I am looking at putting up a 30 wide polytunnel for housing untill i can build a shed.

I have thought about calf rearing and quiet like this idea as I know a fair bit about the day to day process of this.

Does anyone else have any good posititve suggestions I would start of small and then slowly expand.

Thank you in advance.

Might be a good idea to ask which breed is best...?

 

[JP1]

Might be a good idea to ask which breed is best...?

 

[Farmboy1611]

Might be a good idea to ask which breed is best...?

Okay then. Which breed and system is best?

 

[Weasel]

Might be a good idea to ask which breed is best...?

We decided in another thread the best breeds an Angus x limmy x charalois x Galloway x stabiliser x Simmental x dexter

 

[Weasel]

Okay then. Which breed and system is best?

Blue grey

 

[BiomassMan]

Blue grey

Absolutely for a suckler herd put to a baz or sim or lim bull

 

[Weasel]

Absolutely for a suckler herd put to a baz or sim or lim bull

Charolais

 

[Farmboy1611]

So you think running a very small suckler herd would be better than rearing calves until weaning for example?

 

[milkloss]

Rearing calves depends on one thing really and that's health.

 

[wellingtonfarmer]

We decided in another thread the best breeds an Angus x limmy x charalois x Galloway x stabiliser x Simmental x dexter

I'm pretty sure saler was in there as well

 

[milkloss]

And Devon.

 

[liammogs]

Start with her x or bbx WEANED calfs the fussing with milk is already done thats all they need is feed, the plus factor to the both is there very quiet and as a starter youll have no probs handling them alone or if somthing needs getting in you dont need a army

 

[roscoe erf]

We decided in another thread the best breeds an Angus x limmy x charalois x Galloway x stabiliser x Simmental x dexter

Man that is one cross cow

 

[Weasel]

I'm pretty sure saler was in there as well

Salers are wild tho

 

[Farmboy1611]

Start with her x or bbx WEANED calfs the fussing with milk is already done thats all they need is feed, the plus factor to the both is there very quiet and as a starter youll have no probs handling them alone or if somthing needs getting in you dont need a army

What age would you sell?
I would have to have them inside over winter

 

[liammogs]

What age would you sell?
I would have to have them inside over winter

To maximise the job yea winter them, buy at 4/6 months and sell between 15-20 (as bulling heifers) buy at there cheapest and sell when you can comand the most for them may-august (traditionally most people buy bullers)

 

[Blod]

Firstly, what is your primary motivation? Secondly, what are all your options for this piece of land? Some aspects of Farming rely on the economies of scale to a greater or lesser degree. I'd be very wary of a suckler Herd on 20 acres and especially anywhere near a polytunnel.

 

[jondear]

Don't do it !Not unless you want to be testing f###ing animals for tb every 60 days! Its killing the job !

 

[ThatsSomeSheep]

Sheep!

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