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01/09/2006: "Hamburgers on the hoof"

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These are my 2 steers T-Bone and Chuck Roast.
We named them that to remind us their purpose here and so that we remember not to get too attached.
They are big sweeties though and it will be a sad day when they go to fulfill their purpose.
I bought them as 3 day old calves for $75 each and used an elasticator to neuter them.
Chuck was dehorned by the neighbor who raises beef but T-Bone didn't even have buttons yet so he didn't get that treatment. His horns started last spring and I decided to just let them be.
We will be butchering Chuck and selling T. Beef prices are pretty good and he should pay for most of the feed we bought as they pastured both summers and this winter are on a shell corn diet.. at $100 a ton it's not too bad feeding them.