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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 304993" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>Devin,</p><p></p><p>Two years ago they were worth upwards of $150. Now they are cheap. If it rains this spring, cattle are going to get a bit pricey. You could make a few nickels on them. </p><p></p><p>They don't need a big pen. A forty foot coral is plenty if you keep it clean. </p><p></p><p>Get yourself some old cattle panels and cut them in thirds with bolt cutters and make yourself some alleys. Drive a T-Post at the end of each one and then you can panel them in. Tie the other end to your fence or coral. Hang bottle racks on that end. 2 feet wide alleys are plenty. Mix that replacer and call them. When each one gets in their alley, close them in with a bottle in their, in their own rack. The alleys will keep them from rooting one another off. It works good and you can feed them all at once. </p><p></p><p>When they all finish their bottles, turn them loose back into their pen. Give them some starter feed free choice, clean water, and clean hay. </p><p></p><p>Keep a shovel in the wheel barrel and shovel the poop out of their pen periodically.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 304993, member: 3162"] Devin, Two years ago they were worth upwards of $150. Now they are cheap. If it rains this spring, cattle are going to get a bit pricey. You could make a few nickels on them. They don't need a big pen. A forty foot coral is plenty if you keep it clean. Get yourself some old cattle panels and cut them in thirds with bolt cutters and make yourself some alleys. Drive a T-Post at the end of each one and then you can panel them in. Tie the other end to your fence or coral. Hang bottle racks on that end. 2 feet wide alleys are plenty. Mix that replacer and call them. When each one gets in their alley, close them in with a bottle in their, in their own rack. The alleys will keep them from rooting one another off. It works good and you can feed them all at once. When they all finish their bottles, turn them loose back into their pen. Give them some starter feed free choice, clean water, and clean hay. Keep a shovel in the wheel barrel and shovel the poop out of their pen periodically. [/QUOTE]
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