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<blockquote data-quote="Lawson Farms" data-source="post: 910851" data-attributes="member: 14971"><p>I would second the idea of holding off on buying heifers. Start with a steer or two as suggested above, or buy a bred cow from a private seller. I've always tried to keep away from the bred cows at the sale barn, b/c they are there for a reason, and it's usually not b/c the owner had too many cows. </p><p></p><p>But with a 3-6 year old cow, you've got one that should know how to get the job done (calve w/o assistance and raise a calf).</p><p></p><p>We bought some heifers a few years ago, and even with having a decent idea of how to handle things, just the percentage of 1st time calvers was more than I want to handle again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lawson Farms, post: 910851, member: 14971"] I would second the idea of holding off on buying heifers. Start with a steer or two as suggested above, or buy a bred cow from a private seller. I've always tried to keep away from the bred cows at the sale barn, b/c they are there for a reason, and it's usually not b/c the owner had too many cows. But with a 3-6 year old cow, you've got one that should know how to get the job done (calve w/o assistance and raise a calf). We bought some heifers a few years ago, and even with having a decent idea of how to handle things, just the percentage of 1st time calvers was more than I want to handle again. [/QUOTE]
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