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Heifer does not produce enough milk. (Help)
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<blockquote data-quote="Angus Cowman" data-source="post: 825889" data-attributes="member: 8829"><p>Glad thats how it works for you </p><p> but around here </p><p> 2 bags of milk reeplacer will be $150</p><p>the grass that cow eats will be worth $200 for 6 months </p><p></p><p>right now cow will bring .85-90 cents pr lb </p><p> calf will bring $300</p><p></p><p> so if prices remain the same 6 months from now here is a comparision </p><p> now 1000lb cow = $850 6 months 1000lb cow $850</p><p> new born calf =300 calf 450 at $1.50=675</p><p> total $1150 - grass and replace 350</p><p> total = $1175</p><p>and yes the calf will avg around 450 lbs unless you but more $$ of feed into him and make him grow but then you inputs are higher to get a dollar or 2 moe and it never pencils out </p><p>so you spent the time and extra dollars to make $25 it just don't add up and become feasible in my operation </p><p> but then again this is my living not a hobby </p><p> and some people can justify any reason to keep a non producing cow </p><p></p><p>I have never seen a calf worth raising on a bottle that will make ay money because of the extra inputs that are required to get the calf to where his contemporaries are and to bring the same money as them</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angus Cowman, post: 825889, member: 8829"] Glad thats how it works for you but around here 2 bags of milk reeplacer will be $150 the grass that cow eats will be worth $200 for 6 months right now cow will bring .85-90 cents pr lb calf will bring $300 so if prices remain the same 6 months from now here is a comparision now 1000lb cow = $850 6 months 1000lb cow $850 new born calf =300 calf 450 at $1.50=675 total $1150 - grass and replace 350 total = $1175 and yes the calf will avg around 450 lbs unless you but more $$ of feed into him and make him grow but then you inputs are higher to get a dollar or 2 moe and it never pencils out so you spent the time and extra dollars to make $25 it just don't add up and become feasible in my operation but then again this is my living not a hobby and some people can justify any reason to keep a non producing cow I have never seen a calf worth raising on a bottle that will make ay money because of the extra inputs that are required to get the calf to where his contemporaries are and to bring the same money as them [/QUOTE]
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