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<blockquote data-quote="cattle_gal" data-source="post: 57681" data-attributes="member: 643"><p>There's a couple of different ways to look at this heifer now. since she is new to momhood and if you want to keep her it would be best to get a calf on her. there's 2 ways this could be - tough or easy. If you are willing to take the time to graph a calf on, get a calf on her here in a day(ASAP). Three days is too long even - especially a heifer. If you still have any of her after birth keep it and rub it on the new calf.</p><p></p><p>Another option which I'm sure plenty of people one here would opt for is to sell her.</p><p></p><p>Another option is to carry her over to next calving season. </p><p></p><p>It is up to you what you want to do. If it's a mater of penciling out loss and income do so for the three situations. Situation 1 would be cost of calf, cost of extra items for her to except the calf, time and how much isthe calf going to bring when you sell the calf. Remeber heifers usually have less milk than a more mautre cow. If she has no milk the calf could end up starving and that's $$ down the drain. Situation 2. Sell her now get the income, but add what it would cost for a replacement cow next fall or now, minus the feed cost from now to fall. Situation 3. feed cost.</p><p></p><p>Also to take in to consideration - why did she loose the calf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cattle_gal, post: 57681, member: 643"] There's a couple of different ways to look at this heifer now. since she is new to momhood and if you want to keep her it would be best to get a calf on her. there's 2 ways this could be - tough or easy. If you are willing to take the time to graph a calf on, get a calf on her here in a day(ASAP). Three days is too long even - especially a heifer. If you still have any of her after birth keep it and rub it on the new calf. Another option which I'm sure plenty of people one here would opt for is to sell her. Another option is to carry her over to next calving season. It is up to you what you want to do. If it's a mater of penciling out loss and income do so for the three situations. Situation 1 would be cost of calf, cost of extra items for her to except the calf, time and how much isthe calf going to bring when you sell the calf. Remeber heifers usually have less milk than a more mautre cow. If she has no milk the calf could end up starving and that's $$ down the drain. Situation 2. Sell her now get the income, but add what it would cost for a replacement cow next fall or now, minus the feed cost from now to fall. Situation 3. feed cost. Also to take in to consideration - why did she loose the calf. [/QUOTE]
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