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<blockquote data-quote="JW IN VA" data-source="post: 1487731" data-attributes="member: 21289"><p>Me either. I know some folks can only get into or expand cattle that way but unless I had a year with no heifers born,I wouldn't buy any for replacements.If I was buying,they would have their calves by their side or would buy older cows from someone I knew well and knew about their cattle.</p><p> We have bought a few cows in the past.Some of them did real well for us-as well as our cows but they were never"our cattle" completely.Still we never got hurt on any of them and some did well for us.</p><p> Problems can happen to anyone.We once used a bull on some heifers that calved easily and used him again the next year.Second year was not good.Had two to pull out of the 8 or 10 the same day losing both calves.Neighbor used the same bull on mature cows and pulled several there.What changed from one year to the next?I still don't know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JW IN VA, post: 1487731, member: 21289"] Me either. I know some folks can only get into or expand cattle that way but unless I had a year with no heifers born,I wouldn't buy any for replacements.If I was buying,they would have their calves by their side or would buy older cows from someone I knew well and knew about their cattle. We have bought a few cows in the past.Some of them did real well for us-as well as our cows but they were never"our cattle" completely.Still we never got hurt on any of them and some did well for us. Problems can happen to anyone.We once used a bull on some heifers that calved easily and used him again the next year.Second year was not good.Had two to pull out of the 8 or 10 the same day losing both calves.Neighbor used the same bull on mature cows and pulled several there.What changed from one year to the next?I still don't know. [/QUOTE]
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