Fencing is minimal as hornets prefer to build nests in old chicken houses, under porch eaves or in burnt-out tree trunks. Hornet calves are called grubs. Calving time is pretty exciting since one nest can hold 3,000 or 4,000 offspring. When branding the grubs in spring, care must be taken or you're apt to melt or fry the critters. Using small irons the size of sewing needles is best.
Ear tags are out of the question as grubs ears are too short.
What with the drought problems, vacillating prices for calves, high price of hay, not to mention the demanding labor required to raise beef, I began to consider going into the Hornet Juice business. Very little overhead. Winter feeding would be a whole lot easier. A single square bale ought to carry the bunch through the entire winter. First, I approached my banker for an operating-costs loan.