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<blockquote data-quote="libertygarden" data-source="post: 1836475" data-attributes="member: 25299"><p>[USER=43070]@Farm Family[/USER] I appreciate your viewpoint and concern for animal welfare. I'm not particularly fond of selling heavy bred cows (hence this post), but these ladies are 4 months late. I did not buy them bred, but with weaned calves on the side back in 8/22. They've been with my bull all the time. That said, I spoke to the barn owner and they market the HB cows as such to maximize price so I doubt they'll find themselves dropping calves on a transport enroute to a packer, more likely a local farmer will buy them for his local farm. They are 2nd calf cows, so they've plenty of life ahead of them. Also, we got lots of rain yesterday and we have a very old front moving in. The hauler already warned me that he may not be able to pick'em up. I told him that I'll wait until the weather gets better to call him again. So there you have it. The bred cows have gotten an extension. I hope they drop calves soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="libertygarden, post: 1836475, member: 25299"] [USER=43070]@Farm Family[/USER] I appreciate your viewpoint and concern for animal welfare. I'm not particularly fond of selling heavy bred cows (hence this post), but these ladies are 4 months late. I did not buy them bred, but with weaned calves on the side back in 8/22. They've been with my bull all the time. That said, I spoke to the barn owner and they market the HB cows as such to maximize price so I doubt they'll find themselves dropping calves on a transport enroute to a packer, more likely a local farmer will buy them for his local farm. They are 2nd calf cows, so they've plenty of life ahead of them. Also, we got lots of rain yesterday and we have a very old front moving in. The hauler already warned me that he may not be able to pick'em up. I told him that I'll wait until the weather gets better to call him again. So there you have it. The bred cows have gotten an extension. I hope they drop calves soon. [/QUOTE]
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