Rib-Eye graduated to the freezer early in October. He only yeilded 340 pounds of meat, which was split with a buddy. I learned a lot with Rib-Eye. Primarily that short horn cattle are not my favorite breed of cattle. We learned that buying a single head of cattle and introducing him to a closed herd can go poorly.
Rib-Eye was never accepted by the herd. He was bullied by all of the other cattle, even the younger and smaller calves. He was a bit forlorn to be honest. This led to him jumping the electric fence from time to time, and eventually just walking through all the electric paddocks. He didn't get as much to eat as the rest of the cattle, and I have to believe this played a role in his lack of finish weight. Hopefully he tastes good. :-) I'll let you know.
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