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The calf starter works does work pretty well. Now I want to stress that you are not going to get rich raising bottle calves but I have made nice profits on them. Just last year I got 5 jersey bull calves at a sale barn for $18.00 for all 5. Sold them 4 months later for a little over $670.00 Now...

That is correct. If you know what you are doing you can make some pretty nice profit. I would suggest someone just getting into this venture try just 2 to 3 calves. They seem to do better with another calf. Now milk replacer can get expensive ( $50.00 for 50lbs ) but at my CO-OP I get it at...

Yes you can make a pretty nice profit if you can buy them right, have a set up for pens, get healthy calves, vaccinate, have plenty of clean bedding and water available, and not afraid of some work. Ok, lots of work at times. I raise quite a few head 30 up to 60 sometimes and do alright if I...