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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1599987" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Whenever we buy cattle like that they are put on either grass or hay only. They need time to adjust, too much feed will mess up their digestion, and if a bit thin, often they need to get "filled up" so their rumen gets to working. That is best accomplished with hay for a few days then turned out on grass. The cow would have been preg checked when the calf was shipped, and if not well along in pregnancy, she would have gone too. I agree with Dave that there is no point in feeding a cow through the winter especially not knowing if she is pregnant. </p><p>By feeding the cow for a year, you basically didn't make a penny on her and the calf you made maybe half of what she brought. So yes you made a little, but unless the cow put on weight, and HAD A GOOD MOUTH, SO FAIRLY YOUNG, to where you were really wanting to keep her, then mostly all those pairs are "one and done" cattle. You hope to get a decent calf raised up to sell and the cow will flesh out and bring a little better price in the pound pen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1599987, member: 25884"] Whenever we buy cattle like that they are put on either grass or hay only. They need time to adjust, too much feed will mess up their digestion, and if a bit thin, often they need to get "filled up" so their rumen gets to working. That is best accomplished with hay for a few days then turned out on grass. The cow would have been preg checked when the calf was shipped, and if not well along in pregnancy, she would have gone too. I agree with Dave that there is no point in feeding a cow through the winter especially not knowing if she is pregnant. By feeding the cow for a year, you basically didn't make a penny on her and the calf you made maybe half of what she brought. So yes you made a little, but unless the cow put on weight, and HAD A GOOD MOUTH, SO FAIRLY YOUNG, to where you were really wanting to keep her, then mostly all those pairs are "one and done" cattle. You hope to get a decent calf raised up to sell and the cow will flesh out and bring a little better price in the pound pen. [/QUOTE]
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