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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 1002261" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>dun is right in everything, as always.</p><p></p><p>She doesn't have a problem till she fails to get in calf, which is more likely to happen as she gets older... sooner or later those high producers miss their chances.</p><p></p><p>skyhigh, I started the same way, by buying and rearing baby calves, and by buying 'mid-range' cows at a lower price, then keeping all the heifers while building herd numbers. I can see my herd in the future being descended from a small handful of cows. Those first calves are 7, 8 and 9 years old this year and probably 90% of the herd now are as good or better than the average cow I started with, currently trying to sell the bottom 20% which is not easy in a drought. </p><p>I'd rather keep a heifer out of one of my average cows than buy in a cow - I reckon my chances of a good outcome are better that way, too much dishonesty in cow trading. I think by chance I have bought four exceptional animals between 2004 and 2006 and with daughters and granddaughters from each of them the herd is progressing in the right direction. It does take time, maybe it's faster if you can buy good stock to start with but I'm not convinced on that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 1002261, member: 9267"] dun is right in everything, as always. She doesn't have a problem till she fails to get in calf, which is more likely to happen as she gets older... sooner or later those high producers miss their chances. skyhigh, I started the same way, by buying and rearing baby calves, and by buying 'mid-range' cows at a lower price, then keeping all the heifers while building herd numbers. I can see my herd in the future being descended from a small handful of cows. Those first calves are 7, 8 and 9 years old this year and probably 90% of the herd now are as good or better than the average cow I started with, currently trying to sell the bottom 20% which is not easy in a drought. I'd rather keep a heifer out of one of my average cows than buy in a cow - I reckon my chances of a good outcome are better that way, too much dishonesty in cow trading. I think by chance I have bought four exceptional animals between 2004 and 2006 and with daughters and granddaughters from each of them the herd is progressing in the right direction. It does take time, maybe it's faster if you can buy good stock to start with but I'm not convinced on that. [/QUOTE]
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