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<blockquote data-quote="novaman" data-source="post: 820012" data-attributes="member: 2744"><p>You may not make much money raising them but it can be a good way for a younger generation to be active on the farm. When I was a kid I always had some pail calves to take care of. It made me feel really important and taught me a lot about cattle. If you can pick up bull calves for $75 I think you could turn a small profit. Put them on a good milk replacer and get a good high protein calf starter in front of them early on. Make sure they have access to water at all times (or at least a couple times a day during cold weather). Wean them off milk once they are consuming ~3 pounds of starter a day for a few consecutive days. I like to keep them on starter for several days post weaning to get them eating well and then I slowly introduce a good quality hay and some type of grower feed/grain. If you have any specific questions, ask away. This is a good forum with plenty of knowledgeable people.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novaman, post: 820012, member: 2744"] You may not make much money raising them but it can be a good way for a younger generation to be active on the farm. When I was a kid I always had some pail calves to take care of. It made me feel really important and taught me a lot about cattle. If you can pick up bull calves for $75 I think you could turn a small profit. Put them on a good milk replacer and get a good high protein calf starter in front of them early on. Make sure they have access to water at all times (or at least a couple times a day during cold weather). Wean them off milk once they are consuming ~3 pounds of starter a day for a few consecutive days. I like to keep them on starter for several days post weaning to get them eating well and then I slowly introduce a good quality hay and some type of grower feed/grain. If you have any specific questions, ask away. This is a good forum with plenty of knowledgeable people. [/QUOTE]
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