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Buying bred Heifers... Why even do it?
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<blockquote data-quote="farmwriter" data-source="post: 806911" data-attributes="member: 10309"><p>I often wish CT had a "Like" button like facebook. I like the heck out of some of this. </p><p></p><p>But back to the initial question, I don't think I read this in a previous comment, but if I'm wrong, please pardon the duplication. </p><p></p><p>The only good argument I can make for buying bred heifers is this: If I buy a large group of bred heifers from a breeder that's been working with the same genetics for some time, I can get a really uniform group of cows to start a herd, and if they're all bred to the same bull, I'll get a fairly uniform calf crop. And that's important to some people. By the time a group of cows is 4 or 5 years old, chances are some have been added from a place or two here and there. It's also unlikely that a group of cows is all going to be the same age if one farm is selling a large number of females. </p><p></p><p>But hey, what another person wants to spend his or her money on is none of my business, and if you've got someone willing to pay a king's ransom for a bred heifer, good for you. Different strokes and all that...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmwriter, post: 806911, member: 10309"] I often wish CT had a "Like" button like facebook. I like the heck out of some of this. But back to the initial question, I don't think I read this in a previous comment, but if I'm wrong, please pardon the duplication. The only good argument I can make for buying bred heifers is this: If I buy a large group of bred heifers from a breeder that's been working with the same genetics for some time, I can get a really uniform group of cows to start a herd, and if they're all bred to the same bull, I'll get a fairly uniform calf crop. And that's important to some people. By the time a group of cows is 4 or 5 years old, chances are some have been added from a place or two here and there. It's also unlikely that a group of cows is all going to be the same age if one farm is selling a large number of females. But hey, what another person wants to spend his or her money on is none of my business, and if you've got someone willing to pay a king's ransom for a bred heifer, good for you. Different strokes and all that... [/QUOTE]
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