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I'm sorry to give a non answer, but it really depends on a few different things. The first is their age/size. Are they just weaned, yearlings (1 year old), breeding age? In my area that would be a good price for yearling calves. That brings me to the second consideration, which is the local market. If that's the going price in your area for whatever size or age they are, then it's not a bad deal. The third consideration is what you want and whether or not they're worth it to you. I've "overpaid" for livestock in the past because it was something I wanted for a specific reason. If you like them, they satisfy whatever needs you have going forward, and you're willing to pay that price, then it's a good deal. I hope this helps.

Yeah, I have to chalk this up to lessons learned.

They can start breeding around a year old. However, I prefer to wait until they're 18 months or more because they're much closer to a mature weight.

All of the wires that are carrying current are attached to the posts with insulated clips, or end insulators at the corners, that protect them from grounding out. The ground wires are attached to the posts with metal clips, then run back into the grounding system for the energizer. I hope that makes sense 😁 This video probably explains it better: th-cam.com/video/hXiu6nLBOs8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=RfLVX8KRnAR4mp3W

My grandfather had one that he used for just about everything.

There's too much wear in the guide to hold it in position. Either that, or it's been modified at some point. Even with it on, there was enough movement to disengage from the collar. There also appears to be too much space between the drive shaft and the pto shaft. The coupler will not fully engage with the drive shaft. I think I need to replace some worn parts. I'm guessing bearings will be the place to start.

@@PlaneViewFarm on some of those the bearing that you removed is "staked" over time it will let the shaft slip outwards. others had a snap ring holding everything in place. i enjoy your videos thanks just trying to help ya out a little

@@onewayt I need all the help I can get! 🤣 Thank you!

I no longer have this tractor. It wasn't necessarily a bad machine, but it hadn't been cared for very well. I finally decided to move on from it after several smaller issues, aside from the head gasket.

@@PlaneViewFarm my biggest problem has been my joystick for the loader, I replaced the cables but after several attempts I can't get it perfect. And I have intermittently had issues with my 3-point bleeding off and bouncing

@OldPecanHomestead I had the same issue with the 3 point. It never got bad enough for me to tear it apart and rebuild the cylinder, though. Fortunately, I never had any issues with the loader hydraulics.

Thank you 😊

Mostly, I think it has to do with the demands of the meat market. The bucks larger frame size and muscling make them more desirable. Of course, if they are good quality replacement does, all bets are off.

In my area, southern Missouri, sheep run a little bit behind the goats on price. I'm guessing that's because we have so many cattle in the area. There just aren't as many sheep producers, so the market is quite as competitive.

Wow! How long has it been since the price dropped?

@@PlaneViewFarm About 4 years ago the goat sale closed near us. Now there is just one large regional sale. Too many goats not enough buyers

@donmills570 I'm sorry to hear that. We've been pretty fortunate here. The auction that I was at in the video had closed down, but it was reopened a few years ago with an emphasis on sheep and goat sales. It had been a cattle barn before. I hope you get some more market options in the future.

@plantbasedprepper my first thought is some sort of electric netting, but that stuff can get expensive if you're fencing a large area. I've also heard of people electrifying hardware cloth. They tied it to fiberglass rods and kept it just a couple inches off of the ground. The big issue will be keeping the grass from growing up into it and grounding it out. Another possible solution, if you're using t posts, would be to run the hot wires on one side of the post and the ground wires on the other. You could run the wires very close to one another without as much danger of them getting tangled. That would also make your varmints weave themselves through the fence to get into the garden. That would be about as close as you could get to ensuring they'd get a shock. Good luck to you!

@@PlaneViewFarm I'm only doing a 15'x50' space. Last night I put up chicken wire on the inside of my t-posts and the hot wires are on the outside spaced 3" apart from ground. On the Brick Wall, I just lay'd hardware cloth underneath on top of the bricks and wired it to the ground. Zapped me pretty good and it's measuring 8k volts now instead of 2-3k. I still saw a squirrel on my cam from work run right under the lowest wire across the hardware cloth. I'm thinking the pulses are not catching them if they dart across. So frustrating watching them eat my entire garden while at work. Tonight, I'll try running the ground wires around the outside of the brick wall too. Last but not least, I'll have to put up hardware cloth on the brick wall inside the electric fence to slow them down. I think that's the problem. They are too fast and the pulse aren't catching anything fast. Thanks for the tips. I'll let ya know how it goes. I have not found one video with a solution using just an electric fence against small rodents that actually works.

@USAFarmers thank you! The learning never stops, for me, because I seem to have a way of finding new ways to make mistakes 🤣. However, as you say, it's definitely worth it. Good luck!

@@onewayt yeah, I had to do some extra thinking on that one.

That and the touch control leaking.

Thank you 😊

🤣 Where there's a will, there's a way.

That's awesome! Keep building up your herd 💪

I've never had much luck with netting. It always seems to short out. I had the same thing happen with a goat kid about 5 years ago. I quit using it after that.

TH-cam doesn't allow us to post photos, so I'll try to explain what I do the best I can. I put the t post on the inside of the corner, with the ends of each panel touching on the outside, and tie both panels to the post with a single wire. Hopefully that helps.

@@PlaneViewFarm that does help, thanks! I just got my first two pigs and when building the pen I couldn't figure out the best way, so I did two posts in each corner. Works, but waste of posts if not necessary. Thanks again!

Lol! Thank you!

It was in rough shape, for sure.

I think they'd make a good cross. I've never had any myself, but I know that others have, and have been happy with them. My first thought is that the calves should do great with the Dexter's good milk production.

@@PlaneViewFarmyeah that was kind of my thoughts as well!! I just want to add a little more size to the herd

@@AlgiereRanch I think they'd do it. You'd also get the benefit of hybrid vigor from the cross.

If you don't mind me asking, what part of Missouri are you in?

@@PlaneViewFarmwe are out in Desoto MO

It's really difficult for me to make myself slow down and focus. When I stop exercising basic self-control, with a little common sense, is when I get all out of whack. It's easier for some than others. Unfortunately, I fall into the category of others. 🤣

Actually, it would do better than one might think. There are a couple of different options. One, you can install cut-off switches on each line, then shut them off as they come in contact with the snow. Two, you could install automatic shut-off switches that will do the same thing automatically when there is a fault in the line. Those are commonly used in water gates and are called something like "flood gate controllers," depending on the manufacturer. It would also be a good idea to run a hot/ground system, which is what I have, in which the ground wires are tied back into the ground side of the energizer. That ensures that any animal that touches a hot and ground wire at the same time (like trying to go through a fence) will get a shock, regardless of how well they're in contact with the ground. Good question!

@@PlaneViewFarm thanks for the reply, we live near Dawson Creek BC Canada and we can get quite a bit of snow here. We run cattle sheep and goats, I’ve been looking into fencing ideas that would work for all three, this seems like it might be it.

I go back and forth about fixing it up. It's a $150 cutter. I'm too cheap to throw too much at it. Lol. I should probably just replace the whole machine before it flies apart on me sometime.

@@PlaneViewFarm I know what you mean. I rebuilt a 1947 8N and a 1965 Ford 4000 55 hp diesel. I got the 4000 looking new. I love them both for different jobs. Old equipment is easy to fix up and they do last life times over!

You said it! Any kind of top-down approach will eventually get top heavy, once it gets too large. That's why we see so much stuff about products making a trip around the world before they get into the grocery store. They say it's about affordability, but rarely talk about the subsidies that give the appearance of such. Meanwhile, your neighbor can't sell you a jar of milk because some bureaucrat doesn't think it's safe to drink.