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9 March 2016, 23:50
i usually refer to the herd as moos,i have around 18 pedigree dexters depending on what got eaten and what got born recently(i cant be arsed with details most of the time),they are part of a larger herd of around 50 which my co farming partners and myself have been building up for the last ten years.they live on salad and hay much of which is from sssi land.
i have had highlands from calves to full grown meat size but they are a bit heavy for the rather damp land we have available although they are easier to handle in some ways.
for draught animals the old ox breeds seem best and are what mrs co farmer uses.
apart from one highland who i made quite tame and biddable i leave the riding and draught stuff to somebody who enjoys it but making friends with bulls and being able to re tag a steer's ear or untangle a fence from it's legs is stuff that seems normal .
i recon that moos are a good long term asset but in a difficult shtf phase they might be a bit of a scum magnet,however what they had in their pockets might be useful once they didnt need it anymore.
learning how to wrangle moos and other farm critters makes sense even if you dont have the means to keep them pre shtf .
if tshtf animal wrangling and husbandry seems to be a potentially useful skill set even if it is a short term means to persuade dinner to walk home with you or not give away your position.
i have had highlands from calves to full grown meat size but they are a bit heavy for the rather damp land we have available although they are easier to handle in some ways.
for draught animals the old ox breeds seem best and are what mrs co farmer uses.
apart from one highland who i made quite tame and biddable i leave the riding and draught stuff to somebody who enjoys it but making friends with bulls and being able to re tag a steer's ear or untangle a fence from it's legs is stuff that seems normal .
i recon that moos are a good long term asset but in a difficult shtf phase they might be a bit of a scum magnet,however what they had in their pockets might be useful once they didnt need it anymore.
learning how to wrangle moos and other farm critters makes sense even if you dont have the means to keep them pre shtf .
if tshtf animal wrangling and husbandry seems to be a potentially useful skill set even if it is a short term means to persuade dinner to walk home with you or not give away your position.