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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1127996" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>What is CB? just kidding, you just said you hated acronyms though <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>What was your cattle operation like when you first got started, how has it changed?</p><p>When we started, we started with organic, certified, bred heifers, but came from a place that didn't know what they were doing, and we lost 3 calves and 2 cows out of 12 the first year. Subsequent to that, we lost many due to prolapses, bad hooves, and bad udders. Now I place great importance on maternal calving ease, and sound bodies. I agree with Backhoeboogie as well that you can't sell what you don't raise, but you also can't sell what you need to keep as replacements, so my goal is to get my average cull age around the 10-12 year mark, which would mean I could keep 2 heifers a year to maintain my herd of about 20-25.</p><p></p><p>What methods did you practice in your herd, when you started, that you do not practice anymore? Why did you stop?</p><p>Hoof trimming! The cows just don't need it anymore</p><p></p><p>What methods do you practice now that you did not practice when you first got started?</p><p>We vaccinate for scours yearly, we lost several calves one year to scours, and had an incredible workload keeping the others alive.. It's been a great success.. we only have one every couple years now.</p><p></p><p>Are there any methods that are practiced now that you do not like or agree with? If so explain why you do not agree.</p><p>Embryo transfers, and the EPD's you get from them. When I buy a bull, I want to see what his REAL mother could do, not whatever it was that raised him. I can take the calf from a cow that raises dinks and put it under a Jersey and get great weaning weights reliably. I know cows that can make stunning bull calves and can't raise a heifer to save their life too.</p><p></p><p>When you have questions whether simple or complex about your cattle operation, who, what or where do you go to? How has that changed from the start of your cattle operation to the present?</p><p>There's a rancher across the river I know well who I call up sometimes... Or I ask the question here. Too many cooks wreck the soup, and it can be hard to sift through the information you get here.</p><p>Our vet is pretty useless.. he never expands on any question you ask him, he gives you the shortest possible answer every time and you can't seem to just have a discussion about something. I'll use him if I have a real emergency procedure, and it doesn't happen to be the weekend</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1127996, member: 9096"] What is CB? just kidding, you just said you hated acronyms though :) What was your cattle operation like when you first got started, how has it changed? When we started, we started with organic, certified, bred heifers, but came from a place that didn't know what they were doing, and we lost 3 calves and 2 cows out of 12 the first year. Subsequent to that, we lost many due to prolapses, bad hooves, and bad udders. Now I place great importance on maternal calving ease, and sound bodies. I agree with Backhoeboogie as well that you can't sell what you don't raise, but you also can't sell what you need to keep as replacements, so my goal is to get my average cull age around the 10-12 year mark, which would mean I could keep 2 heifers a year to maintain my herd of about 20-25. What methods did you practice in your herd, when you started, that you do not practice anymore? Why did you stop? Hoof trimming! The cows just don't need it anymore What methods do you practice now that you did not practice when you first got started? We vaccinate for scours yearly, we lost several calves one year to scours, and had an incredible workload keeping the others alive.. It's been a great success.. we only have one every couple years now. Are there any methods that are practiced now that you do not like or agree with? If so explain why you do not agree. Embryo transfers, and the EPD's you get from them. When I buy a bull, I want to see what his REAL mother could do, not whatever it was that raised him. I can take the calf from a cow that raises dinks and put it under a Jersey and get great weaning weights reliably. I know cows that can make stunning bull calves and can't raise a heifer to save their life too. When you have questions whether simple or complex about your cattle operation, who, what or where do you go to? How has that changed from the start of your cattle operation to the present? There's a rancher across the river I know well who I call up sometimes... Or I ask the question here. Too many cooks wreck the soup, and it can be hard to sift through the information you get here. Our vet is pretty useless.. he never expands on any question you ask him, he gives you the shortest possible answer every time and you can't seem to just have a discussion about something. I'll use him if I have a real emergency procedure, and it doesn't happen to be the weekend [/QUOTE]
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