Last weekend I was out taking some measurements of the goats so I decided to measure the cows too.
They are about 7 1/2 months old now and doing great. Just plugging along with growing. I don't think I realized how long it takes to grow a cow to full size.
To help with the feed bill we have decided to cut back a little on their grain. Most people don't feed grain at all until a few months before the cows are going to be butchered. We thought that it couldn't hurt to continuously feed them grain over the winter to help with keeping them growing.
Tbone (back) & Chuck (front) eating some hay
I went ahead and measured them and they are currently at the approximate weights.
Chuck - 480lbs
Tbone - 415lbs
They are both growing nice and slowly and eating everything we give them. Hopefully one of them will be ready to go to the butcher in spring.
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