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<blockquote data-quote="cow pollinater" data-source="post: 1034321" data-attributes="member: 14661"><p>Don't plan on the kids showing drop dairy calves. That $75-125 is getting you a bull calf or a freemartin heifer and they have no dairy value. They CAN be a really fun way to get kids started with cattle though. Just make sure they get clostrum milk before you bring them home. </p><p>Pigs can be a real handful. A pig that doesn't get started right is a whole lot worse than a bottle baby steer and they are a lot harder on fences. Plus they require sack feed even when your grass is green.</p><p>What about sheep? They're easy to handle, you've got enough ground to run enough of them that if you lose one it's not game over, and they'd be easiest for your youngest to show. They're also a whole lot cheaper to finish.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cow pollinater, post: 1034321, member: 14661"] Don't plan on the kids showing drop dairy calves. That $75-125 is getting you a bull calf or a freemartin heifer and they have no dairy value. They CAN be a really fun way to get kids started with cattle though. Just make sure they get clostrum milk before you bring them home. Pigs can be a real handful. A pig that doesn't get started right is a whole lot worse than a bottle baby steer and they are a lot harder on fences. Plus they require sack feed even when your grass is green. What about sheep? They're easy to handle, you've got enough ground to run enough of them that if you lose one it's not game over, and they'd be easiest for your youngest to show. They're also a whole lot cheaper to finish. [/QUOTE]
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