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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1204024" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I like those old cows too... they don't get as worked up about things, and like everyone says, they've made it off the cull list a dozen times. My old Rosie was 17 when I put her down, she raised the biggest heifer of the herd that year.. she got a little bit (5-10 lb/week) of grain, more to make up for her bad teeth and arthritis than to try and make her exceed what her natural capacity was. That daughter is getting ready to calf, and I'm really liking what I'm seeing about her so far.. proof will come when she gives me a calf and raises it. Between her oldest (9 year old) sister, mother, and grandmother I've had nearly 40 calves and none have ever skipped a beat. Hurray for old cows!</p><p></p><p>Keeping and old cow and buying one are slightly different.. I would expect more from one I bought, because I have less time to get my money back compared to one I kept on keeping.. so better weaning weights, EPD's, etc than what I have would have to be there for me to be able to get more <em>valuable</em> offspring from her. If you're thinking this old purchased cow can give you good replacement heifers and good bulls.. I think its a pretty good deal</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1204024, member: 9096"] I like those old cows too... they don't get as worked up about things, and like everyone says, they've made it off the cull list a dozen times. My old Rosie was 17 when I put her down, she raised the biggest heifer of the herd that year.. she got a little bit (5-10 lb/week) of grain, more to make up for her bad teeth and arthritis than to try and make her exceed what her natural capacity was. That daughter is getting ready to calf, and I'm really liking what I'm seeing about her so far.. proof will come when she gives me a calf and raises it. Between her oldest (9 year old) sister, mother, and grandmother I've had nearly 40 calves and none have ever skipped a beat. Hurray for old cows! Keeping and old cow and buying one are slightly different.. I would expect more from one I bought, because I have less time to get my money back compared to one I kept on keeping.. so better weaning weights, EPD's, etc than what I have would have to be there for me to be able to get more [i]valuable[/i] offspring from her. If you're thinking this old purchased cow can give you good replacement heifers and good bulls.. I think its a pretty good deal [/QUOTE]
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