So, I'm fairly new to raising cattle. We got a calf from a friend.
The calf is a guernsey/jersey cross, and is roughly 5 months old. It seems healthy enough - eating grass, grain, drinking water, running, walking. No limp, no scours.
We were hoping to be able to butcher it in the fall, at around 8 months. I know that's early, but we don't really have the facilities or freezer space to butcher something larger, and I'm not interested in paying someone else to do it.
As far as I can tell...
Is my calf too scrawny?
The calf is a guernsey/jersey cross, and is roughly 5 months old. It seems healthy enough - eating grass, grain, drinking water, running, walking. No limp, no scours.
We were hoping to be able to butcher it in the fall, at around 8 months. I know that's early, but we don't really have the facilities or freezer space to butcher something larger, and I'm not interested in paying someone else to do it.
As far as I can tell...
Is my calf too scrawny?
