Here is a picture taken last spring of the beginning of my brother's Devon herd guarding a new-born calf. I'll take some more pictures and video this weekend and post up next week.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Off to see the Wizard!
Headed to see my brother and his family this coming weekend and am really excited as I haven't seen them since Christmas! Some of you may know he raises cattle in Arkansas but see video below that explains more about the breed he is focusing on. The Gerald Fry mentioned in the video is my brother's "mentor" in ranching and has really provided him with an immense amount of information that would otherwise had to be gained through trial and error.
Here is a picture taken last spring of the beginning of my brother's Devon herd guarding a new-born calf. I'll take some more pictures and video this weekend and post up next week.
Here is a picture taken last spring of the beginning of my brother's Devon herd guarding a new-born calf. I'll take some more pictures and video this weekend and post up next week.
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Chuck. Pretty interesting video. So committed I am to this blog that I watched a ten minute video on how to raise beef!
ReplyDeleteSome of the things I found interesting were:
1. That their docile nature causes them to be less stressed and hence better beef. John actually worked as a machinist in the cattle industry for a while. He has described how he worked on a particular mechanism that would shoot a nail or like device QUICKLY through the head of the cow so as to minimize any stressed response from the cow. Basically making it as swift and painless as possible.
2. Interesting why they didn't do well in feed lots and fell out of use because of it.
3. Cool to see the farmers becoming reinvigorated about real farming. Pretty neat.
4. Great photos!