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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1462345" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>99% of the cows that are in the cull cow pens go directly to the slaughter buyers. Once in a while you will see someone buying a few to take back to the farm, but very seldom. I think that most people that cull a cow here do so because they are really CULL cows. I don't think I would take a cull cow home from the cull pens because I don't want to take home a problem. The bigger fatter ones you can tell didn't have a calf, the thinner ones mostly are old cows. Most every farmer that I have talked to over the years culls a cow for a very good reason. And I don't see where I am going to make any money on their culls. I have on occasion years ago, taken a few jersey or guernsey cull cows home. Sometimes they get culled for poor milk production. I would go in the cull cow pen, get the cow against a side in the corner and check to see if they had 3 or 4 working teats with no mastitis. Some get culled because they wouldn't breed back but usually putting them out on grass and a good angus bull would get them settled. Don't do that anymore since I have enough of my own to use as nurse cows. Too many get culled for mastitis, and the ones that seem to have a decent udder either won't breed or else they have ATTITUDES. In fact, more farmers are culling for attitude now than they used to. If they want to be a kicking bitch, then they can go. There are too many replacements around to keep one that wants to get you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1462345, member: 25884"] 99% of the cows that are in the cull cow pens go directly to the slaughter buyers. Once in a while you will see someone buying a few to take back to the farm, but very seldom. I think that most people that cull a cow here do so because they are really CULL cows. I don't think I would take a cull cow home from the cull pens because I don't want to take home a problem. The bigger fatter ones you can tell didn't have a calf, the thinner ones mostly are old cows. Most every farmer that I have talked to over the years culls a cow for a very good reason. And I don't see where I am going to make any money on their culls. I have on occasion years ago, taken a few jersey or guernsey cull cows home. Sometimes they get culled for poor milk production. I would go in the cull cow pen, get the cow against a side in the corner and check to see if they had 3 or 4 working teats with no mastitis. Some get culled because they wouldn't breed back but usually putting them out on grass and a good angus bull would get them settled. Don't do that anymore since I have enough of my own to use as nurse cows. Too many get culled for mastitis, and the ones that seem to have a decent udder either won't breed or else they have ATTITUDES. In fact, more farmers are culling for attitude now than they used to. If they want to be a kicking bitch, then they can go. There are too many replacements around to keep one that wants to get you. [/QUOTE]
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