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<blockquote data-quote="Howdyjabo" data-source="post: 224672" data-attributes="member: 391"><p>"It seems to be better to do it yourself and avoid any premium for buying them that way. "</p><p></p><p>Just so we are talking apples and not oranges-- when I hear backgrounding I am thinking in terms of tractor trailer loads- not just tinkering with a few head.</p><p></p><p></p><p>For people with proper handling and holding pens and the experience to get calves on feed and healhty and a cheap feed source-- I agree with Bcox </p><p>But For someone missing any one of the above-- doing it yourself is a recipe for disaster.Not to mention most times a preconditioner can do everything cheaper and better-- than the average person could- so it ends up making them money in the end.</p><p></p><p></p><p>And around here the grazers can use pre-conditioners to be able to buy the calves a month or two before the grass is avaiable and beat the RUSH(when everyones grass(or wheat) comes in) and usually get them bought alot cheaper.</p><p></p><p></p><p>5-6wts that have ben preconditioned and comingled should be able to go straight out to pasture-- unless your fences are real iffy or you share a penatrable fenceline with other cattle .</p><p>If the fences are iffy I might would think about penning them overnight IFFFFFFF the pens were dry and clean and had feed and water available. If not I'd take my cahnces and turn them out anyhow. Biggest thing you want is to give them a place to relax eat and drink and get confortable as quickly as possible.</p><p></p><p>If they were preconditioned right and you have any luck at all---- all you should need to do is use some kind of fly control .Then sit back and watch them eat and grow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Howdyjabo, post: 224672, member: 391"] "It seems to be better to do it yourself and avoid any premium for buying them that way. " Just so we are talking apples and not oranges-- when I hear backgrounding I am thinking in terms of tractor trailer loads- not just tinkering with a few head. For people with proper handling and holding pens and the experience to get calves on feed and healhty and a cheap feed source-- I agree with Bcox But For someone missing any one of the above-- doing it yourself is a recipe for disaster.Not to mention most times a preconditioner can do everything cheaper and better-- than the average person could- so it ends up making them money in the end. And around here the grazers can use pre-conditioners to be able to buy the calves a month or two before the grass is avaiable and beat the RUSH(when everyones grass(or wheat) comes in) and usually get them bought alot cheaper. 5-6wts that have ben preconditioned and comingled should be able to go straight out to pasture-- unless your fences are real iffy or you share a penatrable fenceline with other cattle . If the fences are iffy I might would think about penning them overnight IFFFFFFF the pens were dry and clean and had feed and water available. If not I'd take my cahnces and turn them out anyhow. Biggest thing you want is to give them a place to relax eat and drink and get confortable as quickly as possible. If they were preconditioned right and you have any luck at all---- all you should need to do is use some kind of fly control .Then sit back and watch them eat and grow. [/QUOTE]
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