tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28758143.post4079557341385221028..comments2024-01-13T19:13:30.958-08:00Comments on My blahg: We got our meat back!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14184438801278958779noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28758143.post-70584222019800015682010-12-12T14:29:56.818-08:002010-12-12T14:29:56.818-08:00Erin - Well, it ended up costing us a lot more bec...Erin - Well, it ended up costing us a lot more because we lost one of the calves right at the end. But otherwise, we estimate it was probably $2-$3/lb. Maybe less. At the beginning we fed them bottles milk replacer, and that stuff was pretty expensive. After that, we mostly just let them eat grass all summer, with a little bit of grain supplemented sometimes. We did feed them alfalfa hay for the last month or so. The cost for having him processed and wrapped was $94, including $5 extra to have 20 lbs of the ground beef made into patties. If you let steers get fully grown, and you have enough grass to let them mostly eat grass, the overall cost would be even lower per pound. So far we have been impressed with the quality of the meat; it does have a lot of flavor to it!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14184438801278958779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28758143.post-44449357973731595792010-12-11T14:08:56.022-08:002010-12-11T14:08:56.022-08:00WOW Em! Now I really want a cow! I absolutely ha...WOW Em! Now I really want a cow! I absolutely hate going out and buying meat, especially beef. It's so expensive at the market. Plus, I feel like I really don't know how to pick out steaks and roasts well. I mostly stick to ground beef and stew meat for the crock pot. Is raising your cow and butchering it economical? Does the meat taste more fresh? I wish we lived on a farm, too!MamaErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18188570953489849402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28758143.post-54145633328584152222010-12-07T22:09:27.434-08:002010-12-07T22:09:27.434-08:00Em,
I love your blog because I feel like even thou...Em,<br />I love your blog because I feel like even though we don't chat often I know what is going on with you. I found the calf adventure fascinating because I think I will do something similar at some point. It sounds like things are going well. TVB un mondo!!!!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616888851395691308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28758143.post-76025034854410820372010-12-04T21:28:02.852-08:002010-12-04T21:28:02.852-08:00Hooray! I'm so excited for you! And I'm ...Hooray! I'm so excited for you! And I'm a little more convinced that someday I'll be able to raise a cow. Even if we do live close enough for BJ to have fast internet and be close to work. :) We got a 1/4 of a cow recently (but a full-grown one) and holy cow. It is a lot of beef.<br /><br />Enjoy it! It's so tasty!Tiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225416679542274879noreply@blogger.com