We finally were able to separate out the two steers to wean last weekend. They are 6 months old and we put them with our yearling heifer Beyonce. Beyonce is a daughter of Christy and she is sired by a really nice black angus bull. We bought the cows and they were pregnant with the two steers by the same bull.
I believe in gentle weaning. We wean by putting the babies in a field next to their moms. They can see each other, touch and chat with each other, but they can not nurse their moms. Moms are less stressed as well because they can see their calves. There is very little hollaring and stress to either calves or mom. Moms of course swell up with milk and will have to dry off. But that is part of the weaning process. We can feed some grain to the calves to help with their weaning. Beyonce is big sister to both. The calves and moms are pictured below.
Beyonce was named after the beautiful black singer, Beyonce of Destiny's Child. She is beautiful and when she is 16 months, she will be joining the regular herd and honey mooning with Brutus.
We plan on raising up the steers and selling them as home grown beef. We will raise them between 800 and 1000 pounds (a year to a year & 1/2 if age) and sell them for $1.25 per pound live. We will transport them to Reed's in Clanton for processing. Our Clients will pay the processing fee and pick up their beef.
We are currently taking reservations for whole or halfs. We will raise the calves on pasture with Corn and Soy Bean Hull pellets to finish them out and they will be great eatting. We are taking reservations now. Call us at 334-327-9252.
The steer above is Christy's calf, full bother to Beyonce. He is half Angus and half Shorthorn mix.
The steer to the left is Beauty's steer calf who is half Angus and half Angus/Beefmaster mix. Both steers are going to prime out quite well for home grown beef.
The picture to the right is Beyonce and the two weaned steer calves. The short one is Christy's calf, Beyonce's brother and the taller one is Beauty's steer calf.We have been enjoying the steer we had processed in July. We have eatten more steaks then we have eatten in a long time. The quality of home grown beef has no comparison to the hormone grown junk in the store. I plan on doing a blog about beef cattle implants to inform people as to what they are getting in the store. The Veterinary supply catalogs have 2 pages of different types and brands. We refuse to use them and our beef is not raised in confinement and handled gently.
Since we are on the beef subject, I must show a recent picture of Brutus. The photo makes him look blue. A unique effect due to his black coat, the shade and lighting. We will see how his calves look before long. Daisy is pregnant by him and both Beauty and Christy are bred back to him.Brutus is a Beef Master Bull, almost 3 years old. He has been on just pasture all summer and looks great.
Have to show a cute picture of a Boer Kid and a couple of Boer Mixed kids having a king of the mountain session going on in the hay wagon. The young Boer billy was holding his own for awhile.
One more picture of Athena's 100% Boer Kids sired by The Rock. Two Buck kids, pictured at a week of age. They are meaty, little tanks. They are offered FOR SALE with the Boer Group. See the Goat Sales page on our website at: http://www.oldesouth.citymax.com/, or call us at: 334-327-9252. 
