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<blockquote data-quote="djinwa" data-source="post: 769640" data-attributes="member: 8265"><p>I would offer the same advice I gave my son a few weeks ago when he left for Afghanistan (Kandahar). Keep your head down and get yourself back home.</p><p></p><p>It's nice you can have the internet and do some dreaming and planning.</p><p></p><p>I am no expert, but here's some ideas worthy of consideration.</p><p></p><p>If you rush out to get any old cows, you may spend years trying to straighten out their deficiencies, or soon discover why someone dumped them at the sale. Spend alittle more up front to save money later.</p><p></p><p>As was stated, disposition is critical. Not only does it affect pounds of calves produced, but wild ones can downright make it all unfun. And can get you hurt. And their increased stress reduces their immunity leading to more sickness.</p><p></p><p>Good udders affect the calf's ability to nurse and the longevity of the cow. Udders should be tightly attached to the body, level bottoms and smaller, even size teats. If the calf can't get their mouth around them, you'll get to milk them.</p><p></p><p>You'll want to decide what size cows you want. There's been plenty of debate around here. One viewpoint favoring smaller frames is at pharocattle.com. Smaller, less growthy ones tend to finish better on grass, needing less grain. Depends on your market.</p><p></p><p>As was suggested above, I would buy from a farm where you can see their animals. If you're buying a calf, check out the dam's udder, and udders of other females out of the same bull. Note their disposition, giving consideration to how much they've been handled.</p><p></p><p>Look for good feet that don't need trimmed. There's more factors to consider - just keep poking around the internet and this site and reading and you'll have a better idea of what to look for. And you can always post photos here and get opinions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djinwa, post: 769640, member: 8265"] I would offer the same advice I gave my son a few weeks ago when he left for Afghanistan (Kandahar). Keep your head down and get yourself back home. It's nice you can have the internet and do some dreaming and planning. I am no expert, but here's some ideas worthy of consideration. If you rush out to get any old cows, you may spend years trying to straighten out their deficiencies, or soon discover why someone dumped them at the sale. Spend alittle more up front to save money later. As was stated, disposition is critical. Not only does it affect pounds of calves produced, but wild ones can downright make it all unfun. And can get you hurt. And their increased stress reduces their immunity leading to more sickness. Good udders affect the calf's ability to nurse and the longevity of the cow. Udders should be tightly attached to the body, level bottoms and smaller, even size teats. If the calf can't get their mouth around them, you'll get to milk them. You'll want to decide what size cows you want. There's been plenty of debate around here. One viewpoint favoring smaller frames is at pharocattle.com. Smaller, less growthy ones tend to finish better on grass, needing less grain. Depends on your market. As was suggested above, I would buy from a farm where you can see their animals. If you're buying a calf, check out the dam's udder, and udders of other females out of the same bull. Note their disposition, giving consideration to how much they've been handled. Look for good feet that don't need trimmed. There's more factors to consider - just keep poking around the internet and this site and reading and you'll have a better idea of what to look for. And you can always post photos here and get opinions. [/QUOTE]
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