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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cowadle" data-source="post: 3600428" data-attributes="member: 7203"><p>it is possible to keep a cow on 5 acre probably, but she will most likely need supplementation to work,especially since there are other livestock on the ranch.  and then there is winter feeding and the possibility of her calf.   i would plan on buying some hay.  after a while the 5 acres will probably fail from constant grazing and the whole thing will fail but could take a couple of years.   but you can do it if you plan on buying hay for her.   something needs mentioned---- an underfed or improperly fed cow will give milk with alot of white cells or puss in her milk.  can make you sick.</p></blockquote><p></p>