We remembered 2014. After this drought we held our hand. We kept every heifer and held back the cull cows. We are so overstocked. Just sold a small portion of these heifers and almost broke our poker face. Hope our hand holds…..
Pokerface
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cowgirl8
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I take it you folded too soon? Hey, after the 2011 drought, we prepared and it wasn't easy. Holding back all our heifers was difficult. So yeah, relieved we didn't have a replay of the last drought. It's our living, 2011, we got about 1/3 rd of what we should have and our # herd went way down. When prices skyrocketed we didn't have what we would have it we didn't have to cull back hard.
No drought in KY, but I feel bad for those forced to sell out having to read about your poker face.
I do it for a hobby, but may have more cows than you. Keep up that poker face though!
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cowgirl8
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Good deal. We've kept an amount of cows that's earned us a nice living and an amount we could handle while raising a family and no employees. But in 2011, with kids in college, our bring in was 1/3rd yet expenses unchanged. I vowed to be prepared next drought. That's all. And if you've been here long enough you were probably in on the reeling I got by telling how we kept from going under.
mwj
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Feeding chicken litter?
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