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<blockquote data-quote="Bez&amp;gt;" data-source="post: 381234" data-attributes="member: 6007"><p>Been in the biz for many years and generally fairly successful with keeping them alive.</p><p></p><p>Suggest you do a search on these boards under the following:</p><p></p><p>newbie</p><p>starting out</p><p>buying cattle</p><p>new to cattle</p><p>help</p><p>need help</p><p>need help fast</p><p>advice</p><p>need advice</p><p></p><p>.... and any other combination you can think of. This site is overrun with folks buying a couple of animals figuring they are a snap to raise and then running into trouble. </p><p></p><p>You will read for many days and glean a great deal of info. Do this before you replace anything you lose.</p><p></p><p>Have your infrastructure set up first.</p><p></p><p>Find a veterinarian now. </p><p></p><p>You own livestock, therefore you will have deadstock.</p><p></p><p>I do not believe in weaning in short time frames - they stay on mom for up to 8 months depending on the operation - there is a reason for this despite the milk replacer info.</p><p></p><p>I do not care how much "stuff" a calf eats at a young age - they still need milk. The other is mostly filler and they are not able to gain as much nutrition as they need from grass and hay at a young age. Many will disagree with me on this but that is their right.</p><p></p><p>In my personal opinion <u>calves / bred heifers </u>are the most difficult things for a newbie to be involved with unless there is a strong mentor near by.</p><p></p><p>Lots more - but you need to do your home work. No different from being a parent - you knew tons before your kids were born - same process needs to be applied to animals. </p><p></p><p>Farming - despite the common thought by many - is not easy and it is not simple.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p><p></p><p>Bez></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez>, post: 381234, member: 6007"] Been in the biz for many years and generally fairly successful with keeping them alive. Suggest you do a search on these boards under the following: newbie starting out buying cattle new to cattle help need help need help fast advice need advice .... and any other combination you can think of. This site is overrun with folks buying a couple of animals figuring they are a snap to raise and then running into trouble. You will read for many days and glean a great deal of info. Do this before you replace anything you lose. Have your infrastructure set up first. Find a veterinarian now. You own livestock, therefore you will have deadstock. I do not believe in weaning in short time frames - they stay on mom for up to 8 months depending on the operation - there is a reason for this despite the milk replacer info. I do not care how much "stuff" a calf eats at a young age - they still need milk. The other is mostly filler and they are not able to gain as much nutrition as they need from grass and hay at a young age. Many will disagree with me on this but that is their right. In my personal opinion [u]calves / bred heifers [/u]are the most difficult things for a newbie to be involved with unless there is a strong mentor near by. Lots more - but you need to do your home work. No different from being a parent - you knew tons before your kids were born - same process needs to be applied to animals. Farming - despite the common thought by many - is not easy and it is not simple. Good luck. Bez> [/QUOTE]
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