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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1695223" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>You just described the old cow I put through the sale today! 2004 model, she's a big girl, in full condition I'd say she pushes a ton, probably 17-1800 now, might be bred? Don't mess with her calf for a week or two, she gets REAL excited, docile after that though</p><p>[ATTACH=full]7062[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We got an early start to learning about cattle buying, when we started we bought a dozen bred heifers from a "friend"... they looked big to us, but seeing that the calves we bought from the same place were 350-500 lbs at weaning, I don't see how the bred heifers were more than 900... and they were bred to any old bull, lost 3 calves and 2 mommas the first year out of the 12, then lost a few more to pneumonia... half of them came with pinkeye, which once we cleared up we have never again had a pinkeye case. half the cows were prone to vaginal prolapse, had bad hooves, bad udders, and some were horrible to work with</p><p>30 years later I think I've gotten rid of the most of the problems, it's rare I have any hoof or prolapse issues now, most udders are really good, now I can work on getting consistency and what I like looking at</p><p></p><p>I wish I'd have started with a herd of heifers like this momma, I just put a weaning blab in the calf at 160 days (pictured at 150) so momma can put some condition on before winter, she needs it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]7063[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1695223, member: 9096"] You just described the old cow I put through the sale today! 2004 model, she's a big girl, in full condition I'd say she pushes a ton, probably 17-1800 now, might be bred? Don't mess with her calf for a week or two, she gets REAL excited, docile after that though [ATTACH type="full"]7062[/ATTACH] We got an early start to learning about cattle buying, when we started we bought a dozen bred heifers from a "friend"... they looked big to us, but seeing that the calves we bought from the same place were 350-500 lbs at weaning, I don't see how the bred heifers were more than 900... and they were bred to any old bull, lost 3 calves and 2 mommas the first year out of the 12, then lost a few more to pneumonia... half of them came with pinkeye, which once we cleared up we have never again had a pinkeye case. half the cows were prone to vaginal prolapse, had bad hooves, bad udders, and some were horrible to work with 30 years later I think I've gotten rid of the most of the problems, it's rare I have any hoof or prolapse issues now, most udders are really good, now I can work on getting consistency and what I like looking at I wish I'd have started with a herd of heifers like this momma, I just put a weaning blab in the calf at 160 days (pictured at 150) so momma can put some condition on before winter, she needs it. [ATTACH type="full"]7063[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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