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<blockquote data-quote="CowCop" data-source="post: 278894" data-attributes="member: 1049"><p>~</p><p></p><p>When were they born ?</p><p></p><p>Did the moms reject them or die, is that why they had to be bottle fed ? Were they each twins born to male calves ? Are they all BA beef and no dairy in them ? Get some history on those calves.</p><p></p><p>The price is good. The price will be even better when you get the "good" answers to the questions.</p><p></p><p>We are selling for $1.10/lb here--cash and carry.</p><p></p><p>My concern in buying bottle fed beef heifers is that they most likely are smaller and less growthy than their herd mates.</p><p></p><p>They will catch up in size, but it takes awhile.</p><p></p><p>And.......</p><p></p><p>Bottle babies don't seem to have space boundaries like their herdmates do. You might find yourself butted around once or twice. You will have to use some "tough love."</p><p></p><p>We have one bottle fed heifer from April whose mom walked away from her. We have buddied her up in the field with a wise old steer who is teaching her the ways of the farm/"rules of the road" etc, and her space issues have improved.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CowCop, post: 278894, member: 1049"] ~ When were they born ? Did the moms reject them or die, is that why they had to be bottle fed ? Were they each twins born to male calves ? Are they all BA beef and no dairy in them ? Get some history on those calves. The price is good. The price will be even better when you get the "good" answers to the questions. We are selling for $1.10/lb here--cash and carry. My concern in buying bottle fed beef heifers is that they most likely are smaller and less growthy than their herd mates. They will catch up in size, but it takes awhile. And....... Bottle babies don't seem to have space boundaries like their herdmates do. You might find yourself butted around once or twice. You will have to use some "tough love." We have one bottle fed heifer from April whose mom walked away from her. We have buddied her up in the field with a wise old steer who is teaching her the ways of the farm/"rules of the road" etc, and her space issues have improved. [/QUOTE]
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