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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis
I really appreciate this feedback and it is something I have asked for; I know enough to know that I don't know enough and wanted some feedback from this site because I know there is a wealth of knowledge here.
As for the hay, we have another 160 that I thought could be used to harvest hay. We'd have to pay for that, but it would be cheaper than buying it outright. I would just as soon hay the section and sell it, but the terrain and rocks kind of prohibit it.
This isn't something we would be planning on doing this upcoming season; we are just putting the feelers out right now and looking to see how viable it would be.
The wildness of the bison is something that really concerns me. I know how powerful animals can be; my father had (he's dead) a horseshoe shaped indention in this forehead from when he was kicked as a kid.
We are weighing our options right now. Nothing is set in stone.
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My question is what are you wanting to do with the buffalo? Are you cow calling them and selling the feeders? Or are you wanting to finish them all the way out on your grass? The feeding requirements are different. If your other 160 is just grass, I doubt it will have enough protein to feed critters out. If you're going to do it you better budget to buy all your hay and put up your stuff and get a test on it.
I know everybody says it, but buffalo are not easier to work with than cattle. Most Cattle are pretty docile unless you corner them or jack with their babies. Buffalo are just wild. Wildness has been bred out of cattle since freaking Egypt. Buffalo have been for 150 or so years. Everything about working with them is hard. There maybe a premium but you earn it.