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<blockquote data-quote="Bez!" data-source="post: 226692" data-attributes="member: 2830"><p>Keep the cow.</p><p></p><p>You folks all need to sit down some night at the kitchen table and decide what YOUR cull criteria is going to be. Sounds like many do not have a definite idea on who goes and who stays.</p><p></p><p>Alan - 7 years is still a baby - if she works she stays.</p><p></p><p>Cull criteria and value of records:</p><p></p><p>All things being equal - health, fertility and body condition - we use a couple of things to make our decisions.</p><p></p><p>1. Cost - What did that old girl cost us this year?</p><p></p><p>Ie - vet bills, time and so on. High cost animal goes - dollar value to cost - $150 - even if someone in the family loves her. She is meat and I can always buy another.</p><p></p><p>I can tell you pretty much to the penny what we put into each animal on the place - keep records!</p><p></p><p>Highest cost animal - if real good may get one chance - NEVER a second chance.</p><p></p><p>2. Calf weights - how did hers' compare the herd average?</p><p></p><p>If she is on the bottom end at weaning time or brings a weak one to the herd - first year maybe stay - second year definitely gone. If she stays she better look real good out there on grass.</p><p></p><p>3. Assisted or unassisted?</p><p></p><p>Yeah - blame can be placed in a whole bunch of areas - but first year a diagonal line goes through the little box beside her name. Once again all things being equal - if I have another pull or hard delivery - I put a diagonal line the other direction. She is now X'd out and goes - even if she puts out a nice calf.</p><p></p><p>4. Attitude - will she run a dog or a coyote - but leave me and the family alone?</p><p></p><p>Yes - she stays - no - she goes.</p><p></p><p>5. $150 buck rule.</p><p></p><p>With cattle in Canada being almost worthless - I will not spend more than 150 bucks to fix her. I ship her unless the "calf is right at the door". Bullet is cheaper if the animal is in pain.</p><p></p><p>Those are a few of my rules - Well, so far I do not see anything that puts this girl on the truck yet.</p><p></p><p>I have a few more cull criteria - but enough for now.</p><p></p><p>If this one is what you consider your rough one - I would say you have a solid herd.</p><p></p><p>Bez!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez!, post: 226692, member: 2830"] Keep the cow. You folks all need to sit down some night at the kitchen table and decide what YOUR cull criteria is going to be. Sounds like many do not have a definite idea on who goes and who stays. Alan - 7 years is still a baby - if she works she stays. Cull criteria and value of records: All things being equal - health, fertility and body condition - we use a couple of things to make our decisions. 1. Cost - What did that old girl cost us this year? Ie - vet bills, time and so on. High cost animal goes - dollar value to cost - $150 - even if someone in the family loves her. She is meat and I can always buy another. I can tell you pretty much to the penny what we put into each animal on the place - keep records! Highest cost animal - if real good may get one chance - NEVER a second chance. 2. Calf weights - how did hers' compare the herd average? If she is on the bottom end at weaning time or brings a weak one to the herd - first year maybe stay - second year definitely gone. If she stays she better look real good out there on grass. 3. Assisted or unassisted? Yeah - blame can be placed in a whole bunch of areas - but first year a diagonal line goes through the little box beside her name. Once again all things being equal - if I have another pull or hard delivery - I put a diagonal line the other direction. She is now X'd out and goes - even if she puts out a nice calf. 4. Attitude - will she run a dog or a coyote - but leave me and the family alone? Yes - she stays - no - she goes. 5. $150 buck rule. With cattle in Canada being almost worthless - I will not spend more than 150 bucks to fix her. I ship her unless the "calf is right at the door". Bullet is cheaper if the animal is in pain. Those are a few of my rules - Well, so far I do not see anything that puts this girl on the truck yet. I have a few more cull criteria - but enough for now. If this one is what you consider your rough one - I would say you have a solid herd. Bez! [/QUOTE]
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