Buying a cow??

[Cobleskill]

My Dad used to butcher a cow. He would hang it and split it down the backbone with a chainsaw. No bar oil. Then he took it to a butcher to hang and age, then cut and wrap. It is hard to find a good butcher. Lots of so so ones or bad ones.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Get you a meat hook.

Really handy.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I did Jim.
Yeah, went down to a restaurant supply and got a proper hook. It does help.

 

[flushcut]

Meat hook. Check.

 

[treesmith]

We had cows when I was young. Sold them off when I was 15 or 16. I recall us taking one to the processing plant every couple of years...and bringing in loads and loads of meat a few days later. You may save some money, but if you value your time at all, you will come up short. I don't even like to buy whole loins when they're on sale, because you're paying that "sale" price on the whole thing....even those three of four end ribeyes that don't look like much. I generally wait for a sale, and buy packs of steaks so I can hand pick good steaks. Lastly (in my opinion) would be whether or not you trust the seller of the cow. It would be bad to buy it and find it had less than ideal fat content, etc.

 

[ruel]

I've only done a sheep. Had the local butcher come over and do a half, made it look super easy. He knew where every bone, joint, cut was.

Its harder than it looks!

 

[Cobleskill]

Knowing what you are doing makes it look easy. We know how that is. People would do their own trees if they had the tools. OK.

 

[treesmith]

Knowing what you are doing makes it look easy. We know how that is. People would do their own trees if they had the tools. OK.

Hey, I know I’d do my own trees if I had the tools...and if I weren’t afraid of heights!

 

[frans]

We also have considered buying a half share. But what happens when the power goes out to the freezer? Or we eat what we want then what remains is lumps of meat that is not exactly what we want at the time?
Those paper wrapped items sit there for a year or so uneaten....

Far easier to buy what we want from the local butcher..,

 

[CurSedVoyce]

We also have considered buying a half share. But what happens when the power goes out to the freezer? Or we eat what we want then what remains is lumps of meat that is not exactly what we want at the time?
Those paper wrapped items sit there for a year or so uneaten....

Far easier to buy what we want from the local butcher..,

Until you are under quarantine for a little virus and everyone cleaned out the super market right before hand

 

[Tree09]

I half jokingly told the boss that we're gonna raise goats and chickens, and she replied "no, because I'm going to have to end up doing them while you find work, and your kids are enough" 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

 

[cory]

Awesome thread! TH rocks!

 

[flushcut]

Thank you! She is waffling on the whole cow idea tho I may have her sold on the purchase of sub primal cuts.

 

[sotc]

Start with a quarter or half. I raise stocker beef, I don't slaughter or cut and wrap my beef. Deer and elk are enough work! Not every grower has good beef either.... genetics play a big part and how they're finished does too. I don't really care for grass finished, I keep mine on grass the whole time, good grass, the last 60 or so days I grain them. Generally come out high choice. Also, i buy beef calves, not dairy breeds. Not that I haven't eaten good Holstein meat, but beef breeds marble better and fill in better.

 

[pantheraba]

Great pictures....I assume that is your brood of young'uns.

 

[flushcut]

Do you ship cross country?

 

[treesmith]

You asking if he ships kids or beef?

 

[FireFighterZero]

Willie!!

 

[flushcut]

I got enough kids.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Hope ya at least saved the tongue.

 

[sotc]

Yep, my critters, the big ones and little ones😆

 

[sotc]

no, I don't ship!

 

[flushcut]

That's ok I guess I'll settle for a kid or two just put them on a bus. LOL

 

[treesmith]

With the current situation having slowed the economy, one might actually put a cow on a bus. Might have to buy an extry ticket or three...

 

[flushcut]

It would probably get stopped at the border by a county mounty.