Usually when you get a pet or have a pet they last longer than about 6 months, but when you raise animals to sell they go away quicker than you expect. I knew it was coming, their days were getting near, when it would be the time to sell them.
Most people tell you not to grow close to them but it is kind of hard when it is a routine thing to do everyday. Get off the bus, walk up to the barn, they see you, they come running, you feed them, talk to them for awhile, and then you leave.
But that is what having cattle is all about making them grow to gain weight and sell them to maybe somebody to keep them to get more weight( this is if you have feeder calves, and you get them when they are little) or you get them raise them fully and then have them sent to butcher and sell the meat or keep it for yourself.
I got really close to me cattle, they listened to me and even though they can’t talk back, you were glad you had somebody to count on to just listen.
You actually felt special b.c you knew somebody cared about you, b.c when they saw you they came running for you. But really they knew you were going to feed them but hey you can think that they actually care about you and want to hear what has happened.
But when I needed them the most, when the times were really hard, they were not there.
I sold them in December, and this coming or next week the guy that bought them, is going to butcher them.
Today I looked at the pictures I took of them, and got to see the good times I had. All eight of them. They were so cute, but it is getting time to get new cows to replace them and start all over.
Last year was my first year ever to have a farm animals and well I really enjoyed it and makes me want to live on a farm, when I am older.
Stacey
