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<blockquote data-quote="jkwilson" data-source="post: 206460" data-attributes="member: 969"><p>With a small operation, there are no profits. The fixed costs don't have enough animals to divide out across to make any money. If you have the vet out to preg check 100 cows, and he charges $50 for the trip and $5 per cow, you pay $5.50 per cow. For 5 cows, you pay $15 per cow. Other things like feed, hay, wormer etc. you buy in such small quantities, you pay through the nose for when you are a small buyer.</p><p></p><p>The big killer is time invested. It takes roughly the same amount of time to check water, check for calving etc. for 5 cows as it does 50, but the money isn't there. Most small operation guys could clear more money at Walmart dragging carts in from the lot than they do on cattle, with much less time invested, and you'd never get kicked, have snot blown in your face or get covered in cow $h!+.</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying don't do it, I'm saying don't do it for money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jkwilson, post: 206460, member: 969"] With a small operation, there are no profits. The fixed costs don't have enough animals to divide out across to make any money. If you have the vet out to preg check 100 cows, and he charges $50 for the trip and $5 per cow, you pay $5.50 per cow. For 5 cows, you pay $15 per cow. Other things like feed, hay, wormer etc. you buy in such small quantities, you pay through the nose for when you are a small buyer. The big killer is time invested. It takes roughly the same amount of time to check water, check for calving etc. for 5 cows as it does 50, but the money isn't there. Most small operation guys could clear more money at Walmart dragging carts in from the lot than they do on cattle, with much less time invested, and you'd never get kicked, have snot blown in your face or get covered in cow $h!+. I'm not saying don't do it, I'm saying don't do it for money. [/QUOTE]
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