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Post by acfarmer on Feb 6, 2012 19:14:28 GMT -5
Seen a ad for 6 3-5 year olds with calfs that he says are thin but would fatten up . I thought about calling him on them since they are reasonably priced. What other reasons could there be for them being thin other than maybe lack of feed?
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Post by Dave-ECIA on Feb 6, 2012 19:34:30 GMT -5
wormy. Sometimes those thin cows have enough damage they never fatten up.
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Post by acfarmer on Feb 6, 2012 20:03:30 GMT -5
He is asking 1225 a piece for them with good looking calfs on the side. I called and left a message. Thought If he still had them I would atleast look at them. I dont know how good of a deal that is?
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Post by John SD on Feb 6, 2012 20:06:53 GMT -5
It's pretty tough for any mama cow to pick up condition while she has a calf sucking on her. Also tough for her to breed back on time when she is thin.
IMO, it's kind of a damned if you do or damned if you don't thing if you buy them. Feed them a lot of $$$ high TDN supplement (cake, corn, lick tub) to try and bring them back in to condition. Or let them eat grass, water, and salt, not gain back, and not breed back well.
The time to put some condition back on them is between weaning the last calf and the birth of the next.
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Post by Dave-ECIA on Feb 6, 2012 21:42:43 GMT -5
John's got a good point.
How old are the calves?? If they are fall calves, you could be close to pulling them off and put the energy to the cows and grow the calves on your better hay and some supplement.
It's cheaper to grow a calf off the cow than to feed the cow to feed the calf.
That's under the market for price, either he doesn't know the value, or there is a reason he priced them under. Go with caution. Might be a buy as pairs and sell as singles kind of deal.
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Post by Roy@ranch on Feb 18, 2012 15:32:23 GMT -5
So whats the scoop? I'm a Little late to comment on them being thin, but it was covered pretty well.
Roy
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Post by acfarmer on Feb 20, 2012 19:06:30 GMT -5
So whats the scoop? I'm a Little late to comment on them being thin, but it was covered pretty well. Roy I dont know, the guy never would answer his phone so I could come look at them. |
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Post by Roy@ranch on Feb 20, 2012 20:56:36 GMT -5
That might have been a good thing.
Roy
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