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<blockquote data-quote="CowCop" data-source="post: 71766" data-attributes="member: 1049"><p>How true this is. I once was an idealist too.</p><p></p><p>I never thought when I bought my first NEW vehicle that I would EVER have to change a tire. ( changed 14 of em in 6 years )</p><p></p><p>When I bought my next NEW vehicle I never anticipated that my starter would fall out on the highway.</p><p></p><p>My third truck ate electronic ignitions like candy.</p><p></p><p>I was still thinking the "idealist" way with my cows. I really thought if I bought them from "trouble -free" herds, that it would be smooth sailing.</p><p></p><p>Ha~!</p><p>One cow got warts, another stepped on a sharp rock and went lame, one of my cows didn't adjust to our new-much colder environment the first winter we moved here and aborted her calf. Another cow got pinkeye from thorn bushes that weren't bush hogged. Then last year one cow had twins..... ( I can hear Jeanne screaming her mantra already-I HATE TWINS~!! )</p><p></p><p>When you raise a number of cattle in a changing environment--stuff happens. Knock on wood, I have not had any horrible major diseases, etc. Just big coyotes and lots of unusual photos.</p><p></p><p>And I am SO thankful to have finally found a good bunch of chatty cattle folks who are as passionate about their animals as I am.</p><p></p><p>The more we discuss our issues and differences--the more prepared the rest of us are to be able to identify what might be causing problems in our herds. We are all eager students for each other.</p><p></p><p>Did you see all the weird prolapses, mummy and dead calf photos I posted in January ? Those were not my cows---but those are the kind of issues I saw in several local herds last year. Because of the comments of the foks on this board, one ancient farmer is FINALLY giving his cattle the appropriate amount of salt to prevent further prolapses.</p><p></p><p>I agree with the others--I would rather purchase/lease cows from someone who tells me what issues there might be in his herd.</p><p>I never trust anyone who says they have NO issues in their herd, and been raising cattle for 30 years. Thats a BIG red flag.</p><p>"If it seems to good to be true--it usually is."</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the boards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CowCop, post: 71766, member: 1049"] How true this is. I once was an idealist too. I never thought when I bought my first NEW vehicle that I would EVER have to change a tire. ( changed 14 of em in 6 years ) When I bought my next NEW vehicle I never anticipated that my starter would fall out on the highway. My third truck ate electronic ignitions like candy. I was still thinking the "idealist" way with my cows. I really thought if I bought them from "trouble -free" herds, that it would be smooth sailing. Ha~! One cow got warts, another stepped on a sharp rock and went lame, one of my cows didn't adjust to our new-much colder environment the first winter we moved here and aborted her calf. Another cow got pinkeye from thorn bushes that weren't bush hogged. Then last year one cow had twins..... ( I can hear Jeanne screaming her mantra already-I HATE TWINS~!! ) When you raise a number of cattle in a changing environment--stuff happens. Knock on wood, I have not had any horrible major diseases, etc. Just big coyotes and lots of unusual photos. And I am SO thankful to have finally found a good bunch of chatty cattle folks who are as passionate about their animals as I am. The more we discuss our issues and differences--the more prepared the rest of us are to be able to identify what might be causing problems in our herds. We are all eager students for each other. Did you see all the weird prolapses, mummy and dead calf photos I posted in January ? Those were not my cows---but those are the kind of issues I saw in several local herds last year. Because of the comments of the foks on this board, one ancient farmer is FINALLY giving his cattle the appropriate amount of salt to prevent further prolapses. I agree with the others--I would rather purchase/lease cows from someone who tells me what issues there might be in his herd. I never trust anyone who says they have NO issues in their herd, and been raising cattle for 30 years. Thats a BIG red flag. "If it seems to good to be true--it usually is." Welcome to the boards. [/QUOTE]
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