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Calves with bad scours*Good Update!!*
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<blockquote data-quote="angie2" data-source="post: 489361" data-attributes="member: 7409"><p>OK ~ here's what I think......</p><p>I have raised lots of calves ~ certainly no where near as many as others, but enough to know that holstien calves from the sale barn are <u><em>looking</em></u> for an excuse to die. Don't beat yourself up too bad. It is a lot of work and a lot of money, and everybody who has raised calves has been there and done that.</p><p></p><p>Next time you buy babies, stack the odds in your favor a little. Try to buy direct from the farmer. This is easier with dairy than with beef ~ a steadier supply. Look at where the calves come from. Is the environment where babies are kept clean? Do they all look healthy? Ideally you/neighbor would be buying beef babies, they tend to be a little hardier in my opinion, will fight as long as they can. </p><p></p><p>Better luck next time. You have already learned a lot from this experience so it wasn;t a total wash.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="angie2, post: 489361, member: 7409"] OK ~ here's what I think...... I have raised lots of calves ~ certainly no where near as many as others, but enough to know that holstien calves from the sale barn are [u][i]looking[/i][/u] for an excuse to die. Don't beat yourself up too bad. It is a lot of work and a lot of money, and everybody who has raised calves has been there and done that. Next time you buy babies, stack the odds in your favor a little. Try to buy direct from the farmer. This is easier with dairy than with beef ~ a steadier supply. Look at where the calves come from. Is the environment where babies are kept clean? Do they all look healthy? Ideally you/neighbor would be buying beef babies, they tend to be a little hardier in my opinion, will fight as long as they can. Better luck next time. You have already learned a lot from this experience so it wasn;t a total wash. [/QUOTE]
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