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Cow Frame Size, interseeded clover year 2 and some pictures
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<blockquote data-quote="BARNSCOOP" data-source="post: 674858" data-attributes="member: 7032"><p>SRBeef,</p><p></p><p>I'm not fimiliar or educated enough on several opinions posted here so I wont comment but I can tell you this much. I sold calves in such a manner as you are looking into for Feb/March. I sold 10 to individuals last year and two, so far, with three more selling in the next couple of months this year. Out of all 12 calves sold the only negitive comment (which came up three times via surveys) was that some of the steaks were to small. Those came from calves I slaughtered as yearings and 15 month olds. We are now starting in September letting our crop grow into the are 18 months old at the least. I will say that all my cows are cross bred they were all sired by different bulls as I bought them individually as bred with a calf by their side. This year is my first crop with a bull I bought . I do understand your thoughts on the cow size issues as I have pondered this myself. It's hard not to feel like you can feed two smaller cows for what it cost to feed one large cow, and then get two calves instead of one. But again I am only reading to learn on this post.</p><p></p><p>BRG,</p><p>Thank you for taking the time to explain this to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BARNSCOOP, post: 674858, member: 7032"] SRBeef, I'm not fimiliar or educated enough on several opinions posted here so I wont comment but I can tell you this much. I sold calves in such a manner as you are looking into for Feb/March. I sold 10 to individuals last year and two, so far, with three more selling in the next couple of months this year. Out of all 12 calves sold the only negitive comment (which came up three times via surveys) was that some of the steaks were to small. Those came from calves I slaughtered as yearings and 15 month olds. We are now starting in September letting our crop grow into the are 18 months old at the least. I will say that all my cows are cross bred they were all sired by different bulls as I bought them individually as bred with a calf by their side. This year is my first crop with a bull I bought . I do understand your thoughts on the cow size issues as I have pondered this myself. It's hard not to feel like you can feed two smaller cows for what it cost to feed one large cow, and then get two calves instead of one. But again I am only reading to learn on this post. BRG, Thank you for taking the time to explain this to me. [/QUOTE]
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