You know those 3 calves we were gonna get?

[kenny thomas]

I'm sure I could draw some up!

When I got him he was papered. Wait. Maybe pampered

Im gonna bet neither papered or pampered.

 

[Travlr]

I'm sure I could draw some up!

When I got him he was papered. Wait. Maybe pampered

Hope your big cows don't lay down when they are in heat...

 

[MurraysMutts]

Im gonna bet neither papered or pampered.

I got the papers!
Added on last post!

 

[GoWyo]

I got the papers!
Added on last post!

What did you pay for that little guy? Musta been a bargain. Make lamb chop size T bones.

 

[MurraysMutts]

What did you pay for that little guy? Musta been a bargain. Make lamb chop size T bones.

I got 2 of em actually.
Can't remember exactly. I think like 70 cents a lb.

I thought about steering one and feeding him

 

[GoWyo]

I got 2 of em actually.
Can't remember exactly. I think like 70 cents a lb.

I thought about steering one and feeding him

Better steer them both. If they don't grow they're small enough to butcher yourself. They weigh over 300?

 

[MurraysMutts]

Better steer them both. If they don't grow they're small enough to butcher yourself. They weigh over 300?

Yeah. Should be over 400lbs now. Somewheres around 8 or 9 months old now maybe? Had em a lil while. Been feeding em some creep feed daily.
The one would make a good lil bull for someone. I may use him on my 2 minis and a heifer next spring. If he will grow!

They crack me up!
every morning they wait at the feed trough for their 2 scoops.
And when they run! Omg!
Their lil legs move so fast! But hardly cover any ground

 

[Hpacres440p]

Yeah. Should be over 400lbs now. Somewheres around 8 or 9 months old now maybe? Had em a lil while. Been feeding em some creep feed daily.
The one would make a good lil bull for someone. I may use him on my 2 minis and a heifer next spring. If he will grow!

They crack me up!
every morning they wait at the feed trough for their 2 scoops.
And when they run! Omg!
Their lil legs move so fast! But hardly cover any ground
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The one is actually growing a bit.

 

[MurraysMutts]

The one is actually growing a bit.

He's the better of the two!
But his scrotal ain't as good. Ain't that about par for the course...

 

[Travlr]

He's the better of the two!
But his scrotal ain't as good. Ain't that about par for the course...

It only takes one...

I'd rather have a bull with a lot of interest in the girls and small nuts, than a bull with a huge scrotum and no interest in the girls.

 

[Mark Reynolds]

No way do you need to buy calves, especially heifers, that will be 2 and 1/2 years before they give you a calf to sell or eat. Buy a bred cow or a pair. And if you and your partners are just dead set on raising one to eat, buy a dairy steer for next to nothing and raise it. Well, I say next to nothing. Was watching an online auction and I saw 3 day old Holsteins, some which had to be toted out, they were so near dead, bring $2.20 per pound, Man bought the whole pen full at that even, the ones about to die.

Warren, I'd go a step further if I could. Buy a bred cow with a calf at her side.

 

[Warren Allison]

Warren, I'd go a step further if I could. Buy a bred cow with a calf at her side.

Yep, that's what I meant by a pair. Most of the time, unless the calf is only a month or so old, the cow will be bred back. If the calf is 3 or 4 months old, most of the cows will be bred back.

 

[Mark Reynolds]

Yep, that's what I meant by a pair. Most of the time, unless the calf is only a month or so old, the cow will be bred back. If the calf is 3 or 4 months old, most of the cows will be bred back.

OK. That makes sense. Not being a producer myself I wasn't thinking in those terms, but it does stand to reason. This being the case, I suppose it would actually be a red flag if the cow wasn't bred back and you knew that.