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Who knows about cows?
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:03 pm
by Aard Vark
I am looking at getting some cows for my farm {grass cutters}. The contenders are
Highland long haired cows
Lowline
Miniture bread cows
Best of both worlds
So you have the choices what the verdict?
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:10 pm
by SisterMaryFellatio
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:16 pm
by Aard Vark
I realy like then they are quiet and calm nature.
But did you notice the full size and thew minitures at the bottum?
Minitures are half the size of the full.
It would of made semce to have a poll on this
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:45 pm
by Lord Jim
The miniature bread cows are cute....
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:56 pm
by Rick
If yer not gonna eat it get a Brahman.
If yer gonna eat it get a Brangus.
If ya just want it to cut grass get a goat...
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:58 pm
by Sean
Get yourself the one with the hat Aardy!
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:58 pm
by Sean
Lord Jim wrote:The miniature bread cows are cute....
Bread cows? Ready-made beef sandwiches... Sounds good to me!
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:20 am
by rubato
The only highland cattle I've met (an n of 2) were sweeties. Like big dogs.
So if you're going to eat them, get something else.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:26 am
by Long Run
Sean wrote:Lord Jim wrote:The miniature bread cows are cute....
Bread cows? Ready-made beef sandwiches... Sounds good to me!
And if you feed it mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato, you're further ahead (apologies to Michael Keaton character in Nightshift).
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:36 am
by Gob
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:10 pm
by Guinevere
I would get whatever cows are locally bred and can manage the heat.
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:12 pm
by quaddriver
Long Run wrote:And if you feed it mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato, you're further ahead (apologies to Michael Keaton character in Nightshift).
Mebbe 5 people worldwide would get that....
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 5:09 pm
by loCAtek
Those hairy cows look like a hoot! 'Round here it's sheep or goats, cause they're faster breeders and easier to care for. Lotta personality, but I haven't known many cows in comparison.
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 5:20 pm
by Rick
The draw back for goats is they climb.
On everything...
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 10:57 pm
by Aard Vark
I have had gaots they kept getting out and the wank next door wasn't helping by dumping his wast horse feed over the fence to feed them. But would complane constanly about the goats in his yards. Mind you same dickhead that when his dogs rip up 80% of my chooks, ducks and geese and blames me for the atackes.
The only problem with Brahmans are they need very good fences and can be a little toey.
The ones with hats seem to be hard to find and often expencive to keep. On the other hand they can be a lot more fun and I wouldn't be so cold at night.
Highlanders are in the top 3 they are good with the hot and cold and the minnies do require less work than a lowline
Or get more alpacas?
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:01 pm
by loCAtek
Aard Vark wrote:
Or get more alpacas?
I thought they were making more, themselves?
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:30 pm
by Gob
You could be on a winner with Alpaca's Aardy
Cartoonishly cute, woolly and doe-eyed, alpacas are smaller and gentler than their distant cousins. They're well known for fine quality fleece. But sadly for them, alpaca meat - a delicacy at home in Peru - is finding a specialist market around the world.
Now a new joint venture between two of the state's biggest breeders is set to commercially process home-grown alpaca meat for the first time in NSW.
The breeders, Ian Frith, of Millpaca Farm in Berry, and Ian Davison, of Illawarra Alpacas in Cambewarra, declared their intentions to the world with a sold-out alpaca degustation by chef David Campbell at his Berry restaurant The Hungry Duck in May. On the menu: south coast alpaca prepared seven different ways, including tataki of alpaca sirloin with foie gras terrine, honey and rosemary; petite alpaca fillet with quinoa and pine mushroom risotto; alpaca shoulder braised Peruvian style.
Read more:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/res ... z1RebNqg4N
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:03 am
by Aard Vark
loCAtek wrote:Aard Vark wrote:
Or get more alpacas?
I thought they were making more, themselves?
Verry sad we had two new ones in January. Two days before we were hit with the floods and it was the cold and wet that knocked them on the head.
Gob I have a good rescipy for Alpaca easiest way to put it Treat Alpaca like mutton and you can't go wrong.
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:10 am
by Crackpot
Alpaca is excellent
Re: Who knows about cows?
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:11 am
by Rick
I think Gob treats Mutton with disdain...
