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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 185126" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>Stepper,</p><p></p><p>BCS is the easiest way for people to talk about what condition cows are in. Check out this link, it has pictures of each BCS:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.admani.com/alliancebeef/BodyConditionScoring.htm" target="_blank">http://www.admani.com/alliancebeef/Body ... coring.htm</a></p><p></p><p>Crowder, the guy in question isn't lazy, he just doesn't know what to do. For example, he was going out a lifting up the cow every morning (before his work) and evening so she could stand for a while, and the calf could suck. Not something a </p><p>lazy" person would do. His father in law's farm has hundreds of tools, many of which I haven't even seen. He was using a tool that locked on the cows hips (& then he tightened a little) to lift her up with a small tractor. The father in law obviously knew cattle from looking at the place, and this guy is just trying to fill in. However, he's in way over his head. My intentions were to show him some things to do, and let him take it from there. I'll send him an e-mail from time to time to see how things are going, and even ride out every once in a while. If it does turn out that he just can't hack it, I may have to make the call, as I don't want emaciated animals on my conscience(SP) </p><p> He is a prime candidate for the cattleman's class.</p><p></p><p>But, you can always learn something, right. I learned from him that he was buying 14% pellet feed from a local place for $80/ton. If I would have taken the money I spent on ryegrass seed and fertilizer, I could have bought 10 tons of feed this winter. I'm still running the numbers; he!!, he may have hit on a cheaper way to winter cattle. Oh, and since I wouldn't take any money from him for helping, I now have access to all of the above mentioned equipment if I ever need it. May come in handy one day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 185126, member: 2653"] Stepper, BCS is the easiest way for people to talk about what condition cows are in. Check out this link, it has pictures of each BCS: [url=http://www.admani.com/alliancebeef/BodyConditionScoring.htm]http://www.admani.com/alliancebeef/Body ... coring.htm[/url] Crowder, the guy in question isn't lazy, he just doesn't know what to do. For example, he was going out a lifting up the cow every morning (before his work) and evening so she could stand for a while, and the calf could suck. Not something a lazy" person would do. His father in law's farm has hundreds of tools, many of which I haven't even seen. He was using a tool that locked on the cows hips (& then he tightened a little) to lift her up with a small tractor. The father in law obviously knew cattle from looking at the place, and this guy is just trying to fill in. However, he's in way over his head. My intentions were to show him some things to do, and let him take it from there. I'll send him an e-mail from time to time to see how things are going, and even ride out every once in a while. If it does turn out that he just can't hack it, I may have to make the call, as I don't want emaciated animals on my conscience(SP) He is a prime candidate for the cattleman's class. But, you can always learn something, right. I learned from him that he was buying 14% pellet feed from a local place for $80/ton. If I would have taken the money I spent on ryegrass seed and fertilizer, I could have bought 10 tons of feed this winter. I'm still running the numbers; he!!, he may have hit on a cheaper way to winter cattle. Oh, and since I wouldn't take any money from him for helping, I now have access to all of the above mentioned equipment if I ever need it. May come in handy one day. [/QUOTE]
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