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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 1212140" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>You start out insinuating you want to get your feet wet. </p><p></p><p>You go on to say this will not be your primary income. </p><p></p><p>Then you talka about tractors and trailers and equipment that will cost several cows to pay for. </p><p></p><p>Bottle calves are an education. Sickness can wipe you out if you do not keep ahead of the game. </p><p></p><p>Think I would start on a smaller scale if I were you just to test the water. Then decide if you really want to do this. Lots of stories about people wanting to get into roping stock and what not. "bought 30 bottle calves and lost them all...." </p><p></p><p>Be careful. There's people right here in this forum that can tell you horror stories with bottle babies. </p><p></p><p>You could say I have always been lucky. Daddy did bottle calves back in the early 70's and it was quite an education for me. I have done several since. Prefer grafting beef babies to nurse cows now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 1212140, member: 3162"] You start out insinuating you want to get your feet wet. You go on to say this will not be your primary income. Then you talka about tractors and trailers and equipment that will cost several cows to pay for. Bottle calves are an education. Sickness can wipe you out if you do not keep ahead of the game. Think I would start on a smaller scale if I were you just to test the water. Then decide if you really want to do this. Lots of stories about people wanting to get into roping stock and what not. "bought 30 bottle calves and lost them all...." Be careful. There's people right here in this forum that can tell you horror stories with bottle babies. You could say I have always been lucky. Daddy did bottle calves back in the early 70's and it was quite an education for me. I have done several since. Prefer grafting beef babies to nurse cows now. [/QUOTE]
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