Lame heifer

[piedmontese]

Bought a black lame heifer today at the sale barn. She weighed 600 and I paid $300. It's her back right and not bad at all. Thin but not boney. I penned her alone with hay,grain and water. Plan to see if she recovers. If not I will feed her and eat her.other than being lame she's fine.gets around as good as anyone. Didn't go there looking for a gimp but I couldn't pass her up.

 

[branguscowgirl]

Sounds like you got a good deal either way! Did you check her for hoof rot or an abscess? I wonder if she has something easy to treat......

 

[piedmontese]

Yea looked for all the EZ injuries and didn't see any. No swelling either.she may have gotten hurt being transported to the sale. She was brought with a group of about 30 and split off due to the injury.

 

[skyhightree1]

may have a full recovery and put you well ahead of the game. If she recovered fully you could take her back to sale ring and make out like a bandit.

 

[suzorse]

I bought a Charolais steer like that 400 lbs for 170.00, penned him with food as he was also a little thin
and a couple months later you could not tell he had a problem , and he tastes wonderfull
Suzanne