Who knows about cows?

[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?

[SisterMaryFellatio]

Go the long haired ones Ardy...the top one looks like my dog but bigger and with horns

[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

[Lord Jim]

The miniature bread cows are cute....

[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...

[Sean]

Get yourself the one with the hat Aardy!

[Sean]

The miniature bread cows are cute....

Bread cows? Ready-made beef sandwiches... Sounds good to me!

[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

[Long Run]

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).

[Gob]

Some handy advice here Aardy; http://www.naturalhub.com/grow_meat_bre ... _small.htm

[Guinevere]

I would get whatever cows are locally bred and can manage the heat.

[quaddriver]

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....

[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.

[Rick]

The draw back for goats is they climb.

On everything...

[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?

[loCAtek]

Or get more alpacas?

I thought they were making more, themselves?

[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

[Aard Vark]

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.

[Crackpot]

Alpaca is excellent

[Rick]

I think Gob treats Mutton with disdain...