Bfields30
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Best Buy small cattle loan for 7500 dollars debating on pairs or heavy breds or 3n1 just trying to figure out the better buy. Advice useful. Just saying the best way to make some money. I am in east Tx.
1.I found some 3n1 1875 with some 300lb heifers on them bred back 2 months.Son of Butch said:I agree with Nesi.
1. 3 in 1's
2. cow/calf pairs, 0 calving loss and you can see what you're getting for calf and cow BCS.
3. heavy breds, but they are the easiest to find, so giving you more from which to select.
Son of Butch said:1875 is too much for the 3 n 1s
1200 for pairs is doable depending on age, BCS, good mouths, ect.
Remind me... you already have a proper working brangus bull, correct?
I know nothing of Texas. What are your ideal months for calving in your area?
I would advise to only consider buying animals that fit your ideal timing.
It's your money, be choosy spending it.
I mean, why buy trouble or a pain in the butt with spread out calving dates?
Bfields30 said:Son of Butch said:1875 is too much for the 3 n 1s
1200 for pairs is doable depending on age, BCS, good mouths, ect.
Remind me... you already have a proper working brangus bull, correct?
I know nothing of Texas. What are your ideal months for calving in your area?
I would advise to only consider buying animals that fit your ideal timing.
It's your money, be choosy spending it.
I mean, why buy trouble or a pain in the butt with spread out calving dates?
Butch I'm still learning but I'm stuck in between heavy breds and pairs.
I have 4 bull calfs in the ground 1 good potential replacement heifer. And I have two Herefords bred to Brahman bull due in next month but the worst time to have calves I've been told is in the summer in Texas this is my first calf crop so I'll see. But those calfs will take care of majority of my loan. But my the pairs i went to see range from 2yrs old to z5 yrs old with 1-3 month calfs are there side. I know with pairs I'll be able to to sell faster. Yes my bull has bred my two baldies heifers for sure and i think he's bred back a few cows as well.
Yeah I'm just going to go with the pairsT & B farms said:I'm not sure about everyone else, but I haven't had the best luck with heavy breds calving when they are supposed to. Apparently some of the vets around here are not very good at palpation.
If you can find some nice young to mid aged pairs for 1200$ that's what I would do.
talltimber said:Your vet must moonlight here in this area. Idk that it's always a vet doing it, but I've bought some that was way off the others in the group of "third" stage. Like three months off. Could have been the sorters too
Bfields30 said:Yeah I'm just going to go with the pairsT & B farms said:I'm not sure about everyone else, but I haven't had the best luck with heavy breds calving when they are supposed to. Apparently some of the vets around here are not very good at palpation.
If you can find some nice young to mid aged pairs for 1200$ that's what I would do.
Bfields30 said:talltimber said:Your vet must moonlight here in this area. Idk that it's always a vet doing it, but I've bought some that was way off the others in the group of "third" stage. Like three months off. Could have been the sorters too
I had a vet tell me a cow was open in January calved Month ago had nice baldie bull calf.
DCA farm said:As far as the loan goes if i borrow I borrow from my self (401k) that way cows are paid for I only pay myself back and they hold it out of my paycheck so I ain't gotta worry about nothing. If I loose my job the loan pays its self off so I don't loose the job and the cows