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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1641981" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>So far the oldest I've kept cows to is 18, the last one that got there could have been babied a little further, she always bred back, but a bad hip made it a bad idea to keep her over winter on icy surfaces we always get</p><p></p><p>16 years old here</p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/tsvg3K7G" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/QMhW3s3C/IMG-6910s.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>14 here</p><p><a href="https://postimages.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/50cNwW41/n562681789-384561-8538.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Granddaughter sneaking in </p><p><a href="https://postimages.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Zn4bMPvM/IMG-5750sm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Some daughters</p><p><a href="https://postimages.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/SNZSgMSg/Moo-lillooet-oct-27-2008-017sm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimages.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/mZy2Fn0f/IMG-7219sm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/6y0q32X3" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/cLqnFwkQ/20170403-165753s.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>grandsons and granddaughters</p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/68p3GWWh" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/HkQ7RnFF/20170502-104524s.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>the following 4 are all full siblings</p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/pyKywccK" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/xj4HbWKp/IMG-9173s.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimages.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/j5zqc32f/20140428-150647-sm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimages.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/L644kTpq/IMG-8009sm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://postimg.cc/67MtJSD5" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/DZTZs36s/IMG-6225.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Grandson</p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/dhptLg5H" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/wBTtbpLp/20200818-165251.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Other grandson and 7/8th sibling granddaughter</p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/cvHBstz7" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/x1Gx3KyZ/20190920-110907.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p>great grand daughter</p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/xNRWMbnj" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/9z5C3Gk9/20200818-172844.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>great great grand daughter</p><p><a href="https://postimages.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/FRzTvw5t/20191014-135516crop.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p>On exceptional cows, I have no issues burying them here and getting every calf I can out of them, if they've made it to 10 years old and I like them (meaning I haven't been just waiting for an excuse or opportunity to cull), I probably have a good idea how their calves are going to perform by then, and the value of getting another couple good calves far exceeds the few hundred bucks of cull price I'd get</p><p></p><p></p><p>a sedentary life comes with its own set of problems though, and don't underestimate the seriousness of it!</p><p></p><p></p><p>I live next to a pretty busy dirt road.. every time a vehicle passes, a CLOUD of dust goes over the field.. I'm certain that day after day, it contributes significantly to tooth wear</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1641981, member: 9096"] So far the oldest I've kept cows to is 18, the last one that got there could have been babied a little further, she always bred back, but a bad hip made it a bad idea to keep her over winter on icy surfaces we always get 16 years old here [url=https://postimg.cc/tsvg3K7G][img]https://i.postimg.cc/QMhW3s3C/IMG-6910s.jpg[/img][/url] 14 here [url=https://postimages.org/][img]https://i.postimg.cc/50cNwW41/n562681789-384561-8538.jpg[/img][/url] Granddaughter sneaking in [url=https://postimages.org/][img]https://i.postimg.cc/Zn4bMPvM/IMG-5750sm.jpg[/img][/url] Some daughters [url=https://postimages.org/][img]https://i.postimg.cc/SNZSgMSg/Moo-lillooet-oct-27-2008-017sm.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimages.org/][img]https://i.postimg.cc/mZy2Fn0f/IMG-7219sm.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimg.cc/6y0q32X3][img]https://i.postimg.cc/cLqnFwkQ/20170403-165753s.jpg[/img][/url] grandsons and granddaughters [url=https://postimg.cc/68p3GWWh][img]https://i.postimg.cc/HkQ7RnFF/20170502-104524s.jpg[/img][/url] the following 4 are all full siblings [url=https://postimg.cc/pyKywccK][img]https://i.postimg.cc/xj4HbWKp/IMG-9173s.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimages.org/][img]https://i.postimg.cc/j5zqc32f/20140428-150647-sm.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimages.org/][img]https://i.postimg.cc/L644kTpq/IMG-8009sm.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://postimg.cc/67MtJSD5][img]https://i.postimg.cc/DZTZs36s/IMG-6225.jpg[/img][/url] Grandson [url=https://postimg.cc/dhptLg5H][img]https://i.postimg.cc/wBTtbpLp/20200818-165251.jpg[/img][/url] Other grandson and 7/8th sibling granddaughter [url=https://postimg.cc/cvHBstz7][img]https://i.postimg.cc/x1Gx3KyZ/20190920-110907.jpg[/img][/url] great grand daughter [url=https://postimg.cc/xNRWMbnj][img]https://i.postimg.cc/9z5C3Gk9/20200818-172844.jpg[/img][/url] great great grand daughter [url=https://postimages.org/][img]https://i.postimg.cc/FRzTvw5t/20191014-135516crop.jpg[/img][/url] On exceptional cows, I have no issues burying them here and getting every calf I can out of them, if they've made it to 10 years old and I like them (meaning I haven't been just waiting for an excuse or opportunity to cull), I probably have a good idea how their calves are going to perform by then, and the value of getting another couple good calves far exceeds the few hundred bucks of cull price I'd get a sedentary life comes with its own set of problems though, and don't underestimate the seriousness of it! I live next to a pretty busy dirt road.. every time a vehicle passes, a CLOUD of dust goes over the field.. I'm certain that day after day, it contributes significantly to tooth wear [/QUOTE]
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