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<blockquote data-quote="iowafarmer" data-source="post: 498301" data-attributes="member: 7792"><p>We backround about 150 calves a year for both spring and fall markets. We buy light calves in the fall and winter in the 200 pound range and sell them at the 500 to 600 pound range. We buy singles and small groups that need tlc since we can do most work ourselves if they getsick and have a barn to put them in. We have an extreme accinating plan though. We vaccinate with in 5 days of purchase with Bovi Shield Gold 5, and give a shot of Draxin, and poor with Ivomec and give a shot for worms that have become immune to pour on. Two weeks later we give a second vaccination, a shot of Exceed, and clostridium which is Vision 7. We make it work but i would stay out for now and let corn and markets settle. We buy the calves at 200-300 pounds for anywhere from .75 to $1.2 a pound. We raise the corn oursleves and buy the hay from the same guy every year for a reasonable price. It works for us but some things work for some and not for others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iowafarmer, post: 498301, member: 7792"] We backround about 150 calves a year for both spring and fall markets. We buy light calves in the fall and winter in the 200 pound range and sell them at the 500 to 600 pound range. We buy singles and small groups that need tlc since we can do most work ourselves if they getsick and have a barn to put them in. We have an extreme accinating plan though. We vaccinate with in 5 days of purchase with Bovi Shield Gold 5, and give a shot of Draxin, and poor with Ivomec and give a shot for worms that have become immune to pour on. Two weeks later we give a second vaccination, a shot of Exceed, and clostridium which is Vision 7. We make it work but i would stay out for now and let corn and markets settle. We buy the calves at 200-300 pounds for anywhere from .75 to $1.2 a pound. We raise the corn oursleves and buy the hay from the same guy every year for a reasonable price. It works for us but some things work for some and not for others. [/QUOTE]
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