Behind-The-Scenes of a Cow Herd

There’s a lot that goes on when raising cattle on the homestead. As we’re expanding our herd, we’re learning the ins and outs of how different owning one, nine, or 20+ cattle can be!

Scottish Highland Cow grazing in a field with a woman by a truck throwing out feed.

As you’ll hear in the podcast, this is my last episode for 2023. But I always want to encourage you to reach out and let me know about topics or tutorials you’re interested in. As I’m planning out the new year, I’m always taking your recommendations into consideration.

In the past, I’ve discussed my tips for raising livestock for food, how to grow your own livestock feed, and pasture rehabilitation, as well as what you need to know on butcher day and the best cuts of meat to get from the butcher. I’ve also shared how we started raising Scottish Highland Cows on the Norris Farmstead, so be sure to check those posts out as well.

This past week, we were running our cattle herd through the system for getting tags (which helps track lineage), castration and overall well-being.

Having a larger operation has meant some changes to these practices. If you’re thinking about raising cattle, I highly recommend you listen to today’s podcast, as I’m sharing some of the differences between owning one, nine or 20+ head of cattle. I also discuss the differences between banding and cut castration and why we switched.

Enjoy this podcast, then be sure to check out some of my other posts below.

Scottish Highland Cow grazing in a field.

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