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    Bottles vs Buckets

    My two calves started on bottles and it took almost double the amount of time to drink then it does with a bucket. So I have been using a bucket now for a couple weeks. Both of the calves get lots of foam while feeding. Also Ive been able to get them to take some sweet feed from my hand but not...
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    Bottles vs Buckets

    So It is just better to use bottles insted of buckets?
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    stock tanks

    Do you have just alge or moss? If it is stringy moss you can use a steel rod or car antenna in a cordless drill. It will wrap up any vegitation around it. Just reverse the drill and it will slide off. I have been using this method in my pond for 5 years and it works good. Also copper sulfate...
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    Need help & opinoions on new venture.

    Thanks for the replys good or bad. I gota no what im getting myself into. The calves that have been selling lately are real good looking calves around a week or 2 old. We did have a couple real bad bum looking calves with broken legs and such but most real nice ones just motherless. I have a pen...
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    Need help & opinoions on new venture.

    Most of the calves are beef calves. So when Im looking for a mom what do i look for and what should i expect to pay for one. Thanks again
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    Need help & opinoions on new venture.

    We get a lot of small baby calves at our sale barn and they have a hard time getting over $100 per head. Normaly they bringb $50 to $75 .I was thinking on buying one maybe two and raising them up to around 300lbs. then selling back. What do I need to start this new venture? I will have time to...
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    Making a few bucks?

    Hey guys, got a question. If I was to get a couple steers at around 200# to 300# could I feed them up to around 500# to 700# and resale them for much of a profit? I noticed that the smaller steers are only bringing around 80 to 90 cents and the bigger ones are bringing around 1.20 to 1.40 in my...
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    Thinking of starting lot of questions

    Thanks for all the replies, I have a small time rancher who has been helping me a little. He has a stock trailer and the packing plant is only 10 miles away. I really have no preferance on wether steer or heifer. Which one has a better temprement? So here is a few more questions. Does it help...
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    Thinking of starting lot of questions

    Hello every first post so here goes. Would like to start out with 2 cattle for freezer beef. whats better hefier or steer? What weight should I start with? I was thinking around 300 to 700. But dont know. I was told to stay away from smaller bucket calves (get sick easy, scours,die easy). But I...
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