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<blockquote data-quote="Nite Hawk" data-source="post: 992963" data-attributes="member: 18682"><p>Lets do a little math here--</p><p>$80 a bag X 2 bags per calf = $160 per calf</p><p>times that by how many calves say a cow can raise 6 calves in a summer- 3 calves for 3 months and the average cow milks about 9-10 months before dry off, so more calves can be put on her after the first batch.</p><p>( some people raise 4 at a time)</p><p> but lets say $160 X 6 = $960 it cost to buy milk replacer for those 6 calves. Plus the price of the calf.</p><p>If you raised 4 calves </p><p>$160 X 4 calves =$640</p><p>for the first batch and if you raise a second batch of 4 you are looking at another $640.</p><p>So for the two batchs of 4 calves you are looking at a grand total of $1280 just to feed 8 calves using milk repolacer at $80 per bag, and that doesn't include the price of the calf..</p><p>Haven't bought milk replacer for a long long time, but if I remember right the price used to be between $50-$80 a bag years ago.</p><p>I think the cow just paid for herself in the first year......</p><p>my opinion...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nite Hawk, post: 992963, member: 18682"] Lets do a little math here-- $80 a bag X 2 bags per calf = $160 per calf times that by how many calves say a cow can raise 6 calves in a summer- 3 calves for 3 months and the average cow milks about 9-10 months before dry off, so more calves can be put on her after the first batch. ( some people raise 4 at a time) but lets say $160 X 6 = $960 it cost to buy milk replacer for those 6 calves. Plus the price of the calf. If you raised 4 calves $160 X 4 calves =$640 for the first batch and if you raise a second batch of 4 you are looking at another $640. So for the two batchs of 4 calves you are looking at a grand total of $1280 just to feed 8 calves using milk repolacer at $80 per bag, and that doesn't include the price of the calf.. Haven't bought milk replacer for a long long time, but if I remember right the price used to be between $50-$80 a bag years ago. I think the cow just paid for herself in the first year...... my opinion... [/QUOTE]
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