backhoeboogie":1dgykwmx said:Read the previous posts. You need the right tools and facilities. A mentor will help you. If you leave everything up to a vet, you'll never profit. On the other hand, you need to know when a vet's help is needed.
Could you imagine driving a nail without a hammer? How about tightening bolts without a wrench? Cattle are no different. You need the right tools. You need to learn how to use the tools. A good mentor will show you and help you way more than words in this forum.
#1 is not right some good cattle goes through a sale barn., especially a big sale like OKC Stockyards. I have bought and still own good sale barn cattle. You do need someone who knows something about cattle to help you buy out of a sale barn. To say no good cows are at a sale barn is a big statement that is not true.cowgirl8":11elhj9m said:Don't do like a lot of people I see asking questions on FB cow groups.
1. Don't buy sale barn cows. We do not sell good cows at the sale barn, we dump the bad ones and sometimes they look really good.
2. Don't get cows until you have a place to work them. Doesn't have to be a big elaborate set of corrals, but you need something. I see so many wonder what to do when they need to pull a calf or doctor a cow. And since they are inexperienced, doing it without the safety of a pen with a chute is very very dangerous. Had a friend who works at a small animal vet get her clock rung because they helped a neighbor pull a calf from a cow they had no history of(and a simbra to boot)... They got the calf pulled in an open pen, then stood around to watch her get up. All that heifer knew was that those humans just hurt the heck out of her and yeah, she got her revenge. My friend was left with a broken leg..
3. DO NOT START WITH BRED HEIFERS!!!!!!!
I'll probably think of more...but these are the most mistakes people make who are just starting out.....
Stand by it all you want, it still isn;t 100% rightcowgirl8":1otfjepl said:My #1 is advice to a newbe.. They go there looking for a good deal to get started. As a typical rancher, we do not haul a cow that is in perfect form to a sale barn. Sometimes they may be bred, but to a new person in the cattle business, will they be able to handle the problems we sold her for. Bad udder, prolapse history, bad mother, crazy and dangerous to be around. There are many reasons we sell a cow, but its not because she's making us money. I totally stand by that one due to so many comments made in FB cow groups complaining the bred cow they bought at the sale barn is having problems that, they have no corrals to address them in.. Special sales are good, but most people wanting in, want a good deal and special sales you pay more.
:lol2: :lol2: that's funny, I know several men that puts together groups of sale barn cattle then takes them to a '' special sale '' to sell them. There must be lots of people with your mind set because they will most always bring much better than what they gave for them at the weekly sale barn. Sale barn junk becomes special sale quality, don/t think so if she was a good cow at the special sale she was just as good at the weekly sale.cowgirl8":3jjn7x9x said:Special sales are good, but most people wanting in, want a good deal and special sales you pay more.
BRYANT":3mfe4rig said::lol2: :lol2: that's funny, I know several men that puts together groups of sale barn cattle then takes them to a '' special sale '' to sell them. There must be lots of people with your mind set because they will most always bring much better than what they gave for them at the weekly sale barn. Sale barn junk becomes special sale quality, don/t think so if she was a good cow at the special sale she was just as good at the weekly sale.cowgirl8":3mfe4rig said:Special sales are good, but most people wanting in, want a good deal and special sales you pay more.