cowhunter
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Its good watchin. But why not calf after that bad weather instead of the middle of it?
Faster horses said:Kit Pharo will show you that a semi-load of 450 lb. calves is worth
more than a semi-load of 650 lb. calves, but not everyone listens
to Kit Pharo. Dead calves don't pay many bills either.
It takes a lot more 450 bound calves to make a load than it does 650 pound claves though. Where is the savings.
:agree:Faster horses said:The savings comes in more live calves.
I'm not saying he's right or wrong, just what he advocates.
I know as we've gotten older, later calving is the way to go.
But good thing we aren't all alike.
cowhunter said:Its just a diferent world down here. There's 4 markets with the closeest bein 20 miles and the fatherest bein about 60. Open all year. Most folks sell in the early summer but some in the late summer. Lots of the biger ranches sell direct to the precondishioners and feed lots. Then some sell at the market. But calfin in that cold weither would not be what I'd won't. First off, I aint able. And if I was. I'd be to sorry to stay out all night and pull calfs. And on top of all that, havein cattle that were prone to calfin problems, calf in that bad weather is just askin for distaster. How many calfs did that one feller have to pull? I know it was a bunch. And how many others froze? I guess the lord was lookin after me when I got the ideay of raisein ropein cattle. They rarely have calfin problems. Our climate sure takes a lot of the work out of it. But its like this, what ever blows your dress up. I won't some milkers and a milk maid and a butter churn and ice cream and claber and cheese and yogart and such and peddle it.
We know you didn't mean it disrespectful cowhunter.... Personally I find differant perspectives refreshing and sometimes down right funny... I'm still smiling over the milkcow thiingy....cowhunter said:Yall, first off, I hope I aint come across as throwin off on yalls way of calfin. Just a outsider lookin in, it seams to make it a little more risky. If u waited and had a bad storm, then thawed, I guess that would be a lot colder than the snow bein dry.