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<blockquote data-quote="Joy of Texas" data-source="post: 603376" data-attributes="member: 7319"><p>We have 26 that are over 8 most are 12 and over. I check their teeth once a year. These girls are put in a pasture by them selves. I take the bull to them. They all produce a calf every year and are really not a problem,unless it doesn't rain. Which this is one of the bad years. I feed them beef developer instead of cubes. I know the cost ,well I look at it this way. Each and everyone of those cows have raised a good calf for their lifetime. It is also easier for them to eat. It seems some of the range cubes are so hard.They deserve alittle extra care. My 17 yr old is due any day. Yes she is spoiled. But she has beautiful heifers ,which I have 3 of them in another pasture. I almost thought she was going to miss a calf this year. She bred back alot later than normal. I guess that's another problem with older cows. Sometimes they don't breed right back.</p><p> I do a have a couple that are sway back and their bags are not as good as they use to be. One looks like she is just starving to death,she just won't hold any weight when she has a calf on her. </p><p> I'm not taking any of them to the sale barn. I know most would go for slaughter and they were bringing 14-16 cents a lb. I decided they will live out their days here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joy of Texas, post: 603376, member: 7319"] We have 26 that are over 8 most are 12 and over. I check their teeth once a year. These girls are put in a pasture by them selves. I take the bull to them. They all produce a calf every year and are really not a problem,unless it doesn't rain. Which this is one of the bad years. I feed them beef developer instead of cubes. I know the cost ,well I look at it this way. Each and everyone of those cows have raised a good calf for their lifetime. It is also easier for them to eat. It seems some of the range cubes are so hard.They deserve alittle extra care. My 17 yr old is due any day. Yes she is spoiled. But she has beautiful heifers ,which I have 3 of them in another pasture. I almost thought she was going to miss a calf this year. She bred back alot later than normal. I guess that's another problem with older cows. Sometimes they don't breed right back. I do a have a couple that are sway back and their bags are not as good as they use to be. One looks like she is just starving to death,she just won't hold any weight when she has a calf on her. I'm not taking any of them to the sale barn. I know most would go for slaughter and they were bringing 14-16 cents a lb. I decided they will live out their days here. [/QUOTE]
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