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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 28980"><p>Here's a question that will earn me a spot at the next "can I own cattle test". I have some two and three week old calves, how old do they need to be before I need to make sure they have good access to water? Do they get enough from milk? I have 100 gallon tub but at two weeks old it's a little to high for the calves. These are my second crop of calves, I have two steers from last year that didn't have the growth I had hoped for, but I blamed that on genetics, poor quaility cows. I have since bought 5 nice cows and a better then good bull these calves are out of this bull and first time hiefers, as well as the poor cows.</p><p></p><p>Last years crop, from a diffferent bull, I pulled one, one was still born, one was 28lbs and two decent bull calves. This year all calves, five so far, hit the ground at a run, strong and lots of vigor(?) and not any smaller than last year birth weights, about 90lbs. My only complaint is I'm trying to build my herd...all 5 calves are bulls, I have two more to calf but wont keep the hiefer if they had one. But happy I looked into epd's, buying on calving ease and milk production. With all of these bulls I hope the beef prices stay up!</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the help on this novice question</p><p>Alan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 28980"] Here's a question that will earn me a spot at the next "can I own cattle test". I have some two and three week old calves, how old do they need to be before I need to make sure they have good access to water? Do they get enough from milk? I have 100 gallon tub but at two weeks old it's a little to high for the calves. These are my second crop of calves, I have two steers from last year that didn't have the growth I had hoped for, but I blamed that on genetics, poor quaility cows. I have since bought 5 nice cows and a better then good bull these calves are out of this bull and first time hiefers, as well as the poor cows. Last years crop, from a diffferent bull, I pulled one, one was still born, one was 28lbs and two decent bull calves. This year all calves, five so far, hit the ground at a run, strong and lots of vigor(?) and not any smaller than last year birth weights, about 90lbs. My only complaint is I'm trying to build my herd...all 5 calves are bulls, I have two more to calf but wont keep the hiefer if they had one. But happy I looked into epd's, buying on calving ease and milk production. With all of these bulls I hope the beef prices stay up! Thanks for the help on this novice question Alan [/QUOTE]
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