farmwriter
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I've been thinking the past couple of weeks that 4 replacement heifers we bought last year are not looking as good as the ones we raised. We're a little less than a month from the start of calving, so I've been doing a lot of just sitting and looking at the ladies lately, and everytime I'm out there I think to myself these four just aren't holding their condition as well since the grass started petering out. Well yesterday was the first time Daddy and I have been out there together in a couple of weeks, and without me bringing it up he said the same thing.
Now, we know the guy well we bought these heifers from, and he kind of teases me about pampering our cows and his are always fat as hogs. I just don't understand why they're not looking as good as the girls we raised. They weren't his culls or anything; he sold all his calves that year and we hand picked the ones we wanted before he took the rest to the sale. Wish I could account for it someway because I find it hard to believe they're inferior animals. :?:
Now, we know the guy well we bought these heifers from, and he kind of teases me about pampering our cows and his are always fat as hogs. I just don't understand why they're not looking as good as the girls we raised. They weren't his culls or anything; he sold all his calves that year and we hand picked the ones we wanted before he took the rest to the sale. Wish I could account for it someway because I find it hard to believe they're inferior animals. :?: