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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1736352" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>We have several calves that are blind this year. One was born blind to a first calf heifer. We put her in a smaller lot and she did a good job raising the calf. 2 others are victims of pinkeye that were treated several times. One has some shadow vision, one has a little more but are very close to blind. They would be giveaway prices at the stockyard. They are all 3 together with one from the pasture where the one with shadowy vision was, that she hung around with, as the "seeing eye" and they are doing good. They will be beef next year. We put a bull in with the cow for a short period of time to get her bred back and now her calf is weaned and the cow is out with another group and will get preg checked when the rest do. </p><p>There is nothing about treating for pinkeye or blindness from it that would cause me to worry about the meat. However, they would not have alot of size for butchering this fall. And at about $.50/lb value, I think they are priced a little too high. But again, maybe they are bigger than what he thinks their weight is too. You need to look at them in person before you can make an intelligent decision or a fair offer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1736352, member: 25884"] We have several calves that are blind this year. One was born blind to a first calf heifer. We put her in a smaller lot and she did a good job raising the calf. 2 others are victims of pinkeye that were treated several times. One has some shadow vision, one has a little more but are very close to blind. They would be giveaway prices at the stockyard. They are all 3 together with one from the pasture where the one with shadowy vision was, that she hung around with, as the "seeing eye" and they are doing good. They will be beef next year. We put a bull in with the cow for a short period of time to get her bred back and now her calf is weaned and the cow is out with another group and will get preg checked when the rest do. There is nothing about treating for pinkeye or blindness from it that would cause me to worry about the meat. However, they would not have alot of size for butchering this fall. And at about $.50/lb value, I think they are priced a little too high. But again, maybe they are bigger than what he thinks their weight is too. You need to look at them in person before you can make an intelligent decision or a fair offer. [/QUOTE]
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