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Thanks for the info! I agree that there is nothing wrong with a cross dairy cow. It can actually help higher the butterfat or increase milk production. Ans I can definately see a angus holstein bull calf going for more money than a pure holstein.

Yeah, that is what I was thinking too. I would rather have a somewhat smaller breed and holsteins are huge. I like the look of Jerseys and I have heard guernsys are very docile. Guess I have to look around. I don't really know where to start. My family used to run a dairy operation milking...

Yeah I know about the draft free places and plenty of sunshine and a clean stall. That would all be easy. Definately switching from cow milk straght to goats would be a horrible thing to do. LOL Definately a transtiton period would be needed. The reason I asked about the angus cross was beacuse...

Thanks for the info. Calf scours are something I "THINK" I can handle. Good greif we had so many problems with coccidia with our goats . (No matter how clean the pens or what prevenative measures we took. It was in the ground.) I am a HUGE fan of vitmin and electrolyte powder, probias, and...

Sorry it's taken me so long to get back. What normally do dairy heifers run? And what time of the year is best to get one? I am thinking that it would be best if I could get a heifer around May or June cause that is when the most goat milk is available, (that is what I would be feeding.)...

Jersyey or any dairy breed heifer calves at a sale barn? I have been looking around for a dairy heifer calf.