Chuck (l) & Tbone (r)
We have been searching for quite awhile for some beef calves. They have been very hard to find lately and if you find full breed beef calves they are very expensive.
We finally found some beef cross calves for sale. Tbone is a Angus/Holstein cross and Chuck is a Limousin/Holstein cross. I contacted the person selling them and agreed to meet and pick them up last Saturday.
Saturday after Hailey's soccer game, Jamie, Hailey & I drove to Kentucky to pick up the calves. Drew was at a friends house so he didn't come. The calves are fairly little and we were able to take the back seat out of the van and put them back there. Thankfully after driving for a bit they laid down and took a nap.
Tbone (l) & Chuck (r) sleeping
Before they laid down and took a nap. The calves did a little sight seeing and tasting of the car.
Chuck & Tbone in the car
Chuck tasting the seat belt
Once we got them home they did great. We were told they are between 7 and 14 days old. They still need milk at this point so we are feeding them bottles.
Hailey with 1 of the calves bottles
The calves get 2 bottles a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
Drew feeding Chuck
Me feeding Tbone
They love their bottles and drink up the milk right away. Most of the day they like to lay down and take naps, they are babies after all. They love when me and the kids come down to visit and get rubs and pats.
Chuck
Tbone
Chuck up close
Tbone up close
These calves are for us to raise as meat, hence the names. Jamie thought it would be funny to name them Chuck for chuck roast and Tbone for tbone steak.
We will most likely have them for at least 8 months to have them grow and fill out nice before they go to the butcher. We will be butchering at least one of them for food for us. We are not sure if we will sell the other one at auction, sell it as meat or keep it longer and then butcher it also for our freezer. We will just wait and see.
Check back often and see how the boys progress is going.
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