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I think I've learned a lesson. MAYBE?
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<blockquote data-quote="Howdyjabo" data-source="post: 430647" data-attributes="member: 391"><p>We have bought low end calves for 25 yrs--</p><p></p><p>You should only do it if you don't have another full time job</p><p>As paw paw said- it can be a roller coaster ride- when its bad you had better have lots of time to minimise the damage. Plus you had better have the skills to minimise the damage too.</p><p></p><p>When they don't have alot of flesh- to feed off of when they are sick- they can die/chronic fast. You can't afford to miss them when they first get sick. That means checking 2-3 times/day for the first three weeks. And having the means to catch and treat easily. </p><p>We had one load that we treated 30 hd one day and 20 the next- then had to pull repulls for weeks- it was a mess.</p><p></p><p>You can use Micotil to stabalize the work load-- but that makes the calf cost almost as much as the the good ones.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Howdyjabo, post: 430647, member: 391"] We have bought low end calves for 25 yrs-- You should only do it if you don't have another full time job As paw paw said- it can be a roller coaster ride- when its bad you had better have lots of time to minimise the damage. Plus you had better have the skills to minimise the damage too. When they don't have alot of flesh- to feed off of when they are sick- they can die/chronic fast. You can't afford to miss them when they first get sick. That means checking 2-3 times/day for the first three weeks. And having the means to catch and treat easily. We had one load that we treated 30 hd one day and 20 the next- then had to pull repulls for weeks- it was a mess. You can use Micotil to stabalize the work load-- but that makes the calf cost almost as much as the the good ones. [/QUOTE]
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