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<blockquote data-quote="TCRanch" data-source="post: 1665666" data-attributes="member: 24027"><p>[USER=41503]@BayerFooted[/USER], my all time fave cow was a solid 2100 lbs. and Steamroller (came by her name honestly) clocked in at 2300 heavy bred. But that fat girl calved like clockwork!! Both cows spit out & subsequently raised huge calves, no problem. I've reduced my average herd size to 1300-1500 lbs. but still have a couple that tip the scales at 1800. I've become immune to the "big cow shaming"<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />. What works for my operation clearly is not doable (or profitable) for another.</p><p></p><p>The cows you lost that were severely chilled at birth: did they also have pneumonia? Sometimes, cattle that appear to have a full recovery are actually "lungers".</p><p></p><p>And a side note about magnets you mentioned previously. All my cows, bulls & retained heifers have one because I've had my share of hardware. And yet, I've still lost some. "Hardware" is subjective: it can be also be caused by essentially any sharp object they ingest, such as a shard of glass, honey locust thorn, sharp rock, plastic pieces, etc. Cattle are indiscriminate eaters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TCRanch, post: 1665666, member: 24027"] [USER=41503]@BayerFooted[/USER], my all time fave cow was a solid 2100 lbs. and Steamroller (came by her name honestly) clocked in at 2300 heavy bred. But that fat girl calved like clockwork!! Both cows spit out & subsequently raised huge calves, no problem. I've reduced my average herd size to 1300-1500 lbs. but still have a couple that tip the scales at 1800. I've become immune to the "big cow shaming";). What works for my operation clearly is not doable (or profitable) for another. The cows you lost that were severely chilled at birth: did they also have pneumonia? Sometimes, cattle that appear to have a full recovery are actually "lungers". And a side note about magnets you mentioned previously. All my cows, bulls & retained heifers have one because I've had my share of hardware. And yet, I've still lost some. "Hardware" is subjective: it can be also be caused by essentially any sharp object they ingest, such as a shard of glass, honey locust thorn, sharp rock, plastic pieces, etc. Cattle are indiscriminate eaters. [/QUOTE]
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