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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1799416" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>I think you have a good handle on things overall... yep, ship the couple that need to go NOW..... see how the couple with calves do by the time their calves are big enough to wean..... and the one that you are uneasy with... regardless of how "good of a calf" she raises... if you are wary of her, you NOT getting hurt or a broken leg or something, is worth more than the best "million dollar calf" that she can raise.... let her finish out this calf and if she is still being that unpredictable..... BYE, BYE.....</p><p>And watch for a dispersal sale and such.... and maybe pick up a couple of decent cows here and there.... </p><p>We buy some of the "older cows" because they are older for a reason..... they have done their job good enough for the farmer to have kept them around in most cases..... We seldom ever buy heifers.... not knowing if you can just get a fair sized calf or if it is going to be a "babysit" deal 24/7 to make sure someone can help them if needed......and the unpredictability of a first time heifer to "get it" when it comes to taking a new calf.... Rather take those kind of chances with our own heifers as we know what they are bred to, and their age and all that good stuff....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1799416, member: 25884"] I think you have a good handle on things overall... yep, ship the couple that need to go NOW..... see how the couple with calves do by the time their calves are big enough to wean..... and the one that you are uneasy with... regardless of how "good of a calf" she raises... if you are wary of her, you NOT getting hurt or a broken leg or something, is worth more than the best "million dollar calf" that she can raise.... let her finish out this calf and if she is still being that unpredictable..... BYE, BYE..... And watch for a dispersal sale and such.... and maybe pick up a couple of decent cows here and there.... We buy some of the "older cows" because they are older for a reason..... they have done their job good enough for the farmer to have kept them around in most cases..... We seldom ever buy heifers.... not knowing if you can just get a fair sized calf or if it is going to be a "babysit" deal 24/7 to make sure someone can help them if needed......and the unpredictability of a first time heifer to "get it" when it comes to taking a new calf.... Rather take those kind of chances with our own heifers as we know what they are bred to, and their age and all that good stuff.... [/QUOTE]
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