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<blockquote data-quote="xbred" data-source="post: 596214" data-attributes="member: 5873"><p>say that breeding season is over...a nice 4yr. old cow that has had 2 calves is still open.. cull her???...say she weighs 1350 and you scale her for $55 = $742.00- fees = $700.00..put that cash in your wife's pocketbook (that money is gone for sure)...or find a good bred 4yr. old for 1100.00-1200... you've spent $4-$500 for the calf to come so that's losing calf...well, we could all come up with scenairos where you loose or come out ahead, it's all a crap shoot,,i guess my question is, when do you, or have you, kept a "good" cow that didn't breed on time? why? why not?? i kept a "good one" as a heifer and she was 6 mths. behind the others..eventually I held her out to catch up so now she is a calf behind, but i'm not sure i would have <strong>bought</strong> anything better.. it will be a different story when i keep replacements...she'll go and my wife will still get the money...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xbred, post: 596214, member: 5873"] say that breeding season is over...a nice 4yr. old cow that has had 2 calves is still open.. cull her???...say she weighs 1350 and you scale her for $55 = $742.00- fees = $700.00..put that cash in your wife's pocketbook (that money is gone for sure)...or find a good bred 4yr. old for 1100.00-1200... you've spent $4-$500 for the calf to come so that's losing calf...well, we could all come up with scenairos where you loose or come out ahead, it's all a crap shoot,,i guess my question is, when do you, or have you, kept a "good" cow that didn't breed on time? why? why not?? i kept a "good one" as a heifer and she was 6 mths. behind the others..eventually I held her out to catch up so now she is a calf behind, but i'm not sure i would have [b]bought[/b] anything better.. it will be a different story when i keep replacements...she'll go and my wife will still get the money... [/QUOTE]
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