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Shouldnt salebarns identify "Freemartins"?
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<blockquote data-quote="chiefgriz" data-source="post: 159414" data-attributes="member: 2311"><p>O.K., I realize now that I got snookered when I bought what I thought was a sound holstein heifer. I spent $360 dollars for the calf, and bought feed for my brother-in-laws Holstein cow to nurse mine and his calf (also the time involved for letting them in and out of the pen to nurse ect,,). On top of that, I told my 7 year old daughter this would be her calf since it wasnt a steer and wouldnt be going to the sale. I mainly bought this calf to raise her to be a nurse cow so I could buy a newborn angus heifer every time she had one to slowly build me a 3 or 4 cow herd. Financially, this has hurt me a little plus now I have to wait until his Holstein calves again to start over. Anyhow, why are the sale barns not required to let the buyers know when the calf is a freemartin (nothing free about mine). I have only been to a few sales, but I asked the employees what the tags meant, ie.. heifer, bull, medicated ect. No one said a darn thing about the possibility of a heifer being a freemartin. I had never heard about such a thing. If you buy a older heifer or cow that is open, then I know what to expect. To me, that goes without saying, but to mislead someone about being a normal heifer is just plain wrong. I suppose it should also be the sellers responsibilty to inform the sale barn that the calf was a twin in a heifer/bull set. Is there any action I can take against the sale barn or the original owner. If not, what should I do to recoop as much money as possible? Sell her now, (4 months old) or keep her till she gets bigger. I am extremely bummed out over this....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chiefgriz, post: 159414, member: 2311"] O.K., I realize now that I got snookered when I bought what I thought was a sound holstein heifer. I spent $360 dollars for the calf, and bought feed for my brother-in-laws Holstein cow to nurse mine and his calf (also the time involved for letting them in and out of the pen to nurse ect,,). On top of that, I told my 7 year old daughter this would be her calf since it wasnt a steer and wouldnt be going to the sale. I mainly bought this calf to raise her to be a nurse cow so I could buy a newborn angus heifer every time she had one to slowly build me a 3 or 4 cow herd. Financially, this has hurt me a little plus now I have to wait until his Holstein calves again to start over. Anyhow, why are the sale barns not required to let the buyers know when the calf is a freemartin (nothing free about mine). I have only been to a few sales, but I asked the employees what the tags meant, ie.. heifer, bull, medicated ect. No one said a darn thing about the possibility of a heifer being a freemartin. I had never heard about such a thing. If you buy a older heifer or cow that is open, then I know what to expect. To me, that goes without saying, but to mislead someone about being a normal heifer is just plain wrong. I suppose it should also be the sellers responsibilty to inform the sale barn that the calf was a twin in a heifer/bull set. Is there any action I can take against the sale barn or the original owner. If not, what should I do to recoop as much money as possible? Sell her now, (4 months old) or keep her till she gets bigger. I am extremely bummed out over this.... [/QUOTE]
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