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Wt. gain on stockers.??
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<blockquote data-quote="poiu" data-source="post: 354169" data-attributes="member: 4073"><p>Where do you live? - <strong>Manitoba</strong></p><p></p><p>What is the ground like? <strong>dark, fertile</strong></p><p></p><p>How much grass you have available? - <strong>80acs good pasture 200acs mixed woods and rough pasture</strong></p><p></p><p>What type of handling system you have in place? - <strong>steel bar working pens</strong></p><p></p><p>What vaccination protocol you planning to run? <strong>none.</strong></p><p></p><p>What shape are the fences in? <strong>new three strand barbed wire</strong></p><p></p><p>500 pounders are straight off the cow - in my case around 200 days after calving - but that means nothing - what is the breed, the genetics and so on?</p><p>- <strong>Char cross Red Angus or Char cross saler and it looks like they will be about 6-7 months</strong></p><p></p><p>You planning to guarantee the selling price? <strong>I wish!</strong></p><p></p><p>How much have you factored in for trouble? 10%? 20%? - <strong>I took your advise and went with the higher average when buying 1.20lb and the lower average when selling .95lb</strong></p><p></p><p>Hauling? - <strong>not a problem just going to drive them to the sale barn with my horse.</strong></p><p></p><p>Veterinarian? <strong>don,t need one if a calf gets so sick I can not help it myself then I will shoot it.</strong></p><p></p><p>Miscellaneous costs - fence repair, fuel, mineral, etc. <strong>looks like I better get another 5 or so to cover some of the extra cost eh!</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Count it after you are done and all the cheques and bills have cleared. Period. - <strong>good advice!</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="poiu, post: 354169, member: 4073"] Where do you live? - [b]Manitoba[/b] What is the ground like? [b]dark, fertile[/b] How much grass you have available? - [b]80acs good pasture 200acs mixed woods and rough pasture[/b] What type of handling system you have in place? - [b]steel bar working pens[/b] What vaccination protocol you planning to run? [b]none.[/b] What shape are the fences in? [b]new three strand barbed wire[/b] 500 pounders are straight off the cow - in my case around 200 days after calving - but that means nothing - what is the breed, the genetics and so on? - [b]Char cross Red Angus or Char cross saler and it looks like they will be about 6-7 months[/b] You planning to guarantee the selling price? [b]I wish![/b] How much have you factored in for trouble? 10%? 20%? - [b]I took your advise and went with the higher average when buying 1.20lb and the lower average when selling .95lb[/b] Hauling? - [b]not a problem just going to drive them to the sale barn with my horse.[/b] Veterinarian? [b]don,t need one if a calf gets so sick I can not help it myself then I will shoot it.[/b] Miscellaneous costs - fence repair, fuel, mineral, etc. [b]looks like I better get another 5 or so to cover some of the extra cost eh![/b] Count it after you are done and all the cheques and bills have cleared. Period. - [b]good advice![/b] [/QUOTE]
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