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Hat Creek Grown 41363 Opdyke Lane Hat Creek, CA. 96040 530.335.7016   Our beef herd started from a
Hereford genetic base, with a small registered herd that stayed
with Henry and Pam through college. The herd expanded after Pam's Dad
decided to retire and sell his larger cowherd to Henry and Pam. That
was in 1989 and HP Livestock was formed. The first action was to
cull (remove from the breeding herd) any cows
that had bad temperaments or didn’t raise a healthy, vibrant calf.
Then Pam set out to find the best black-angus bulls that passed along
excellent meat characteristics and milking ability to their
offspring. Henry and Pam have continued on that very strict path
and improved the cowherd to where our cows are very good mothers that
consistently have healthy, beautiful calves. The
mother cows calve in the spring on their own. The natural grasslands
are a perfect place to birth and raise their calf. |
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As
each calf is born on our operation, they are individually
identified. They are given vaccinations following the Beef Quality
Assurance Program protocols. Our cows then must breed back in order to
repeat the entire process each year in order to remain in our herd.
Calves stay on their mothers until they are seven to eight months old,
when they are weaned. The steer calves go into our backgrounding lot,
where they learn to eat hay and grain out of a feed rack. The heifer
calves remain on grass pasture where they are supplemented with hay and
natural protein.
Thank you for your interest in our
cattle!! Our steers have sold for nine years in
the past to Niman Ranch,
where they have performed extremely well in Niman's specialty markets.
We have over ten years of carcass information, so we know that we
develop, raise and feed consistent beef. We keep most of our heifers as
replacement females. Most of our heifers breed at 15-16 months of
age,
calve the following spring and enter into the cowherd. If they
don't
breed, then they enter into our feeding program here at Hat Creek Grown.Once heifers or steers enter into our feeding program, they are started on rolled corn, oats and barley and fed a mixture of grass and alfalfa hay that we grow here in Hat Creek. We feed them slowly so they mature and stay healthy, gradually increasing the amount of grain they eat until it becomes the bulk of their diet. Our cattle are never fed artificial feeds or ruminant by-products. They never receive hormones or ionophores. We feed them for 140 to 155 days, until they are perfectly matured and fattened (finished). When each beef gets to the desired maturity and finish, we transport them to Johansen's Meat in Orland, California.  If you are interested in purchasing our naturally produced, premium beef, please either drop us an email note or give us a call so we can send you more detailed information and determine how we can best fit your needs. Many purchases within northern California are close enough that we can deliver your beef to you in person or ship it very inexpensively via UPS Ground. If you live outside of northern California or want to purchase any combination beyond what you find on our price list, please contact us. WE have safely shipped our beef all over the nation! We ship second day air so your beef arrives safely to your doorstep. We currently have a good amount of inventory available, call or drop us a note for details. Drop a note to Henry@hatcreekgrown.com or Pam@hatcreekgrown.com or call (530)335-7016 or fax (530)335-7315 |
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