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Post by karenp on Feb 17, 2016 14:21:39 GMT
I have had someone express interest in buying my calf. I won't let her go until she is 4-5 months old and eating well, but I have no idea what to ask for her. Her dam is ADCA registered NSF Almond Joy, her sire is Judy's Jams Castle Christmas. I will get the paperwork taken care of so that she can be registered with Legacy. She will be halter trained by then, she is well on her way at this point. Any suggestions?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2016 14:58:05 GMT
that is a hard question to answer it depends on the animal and your location. between a 1000 and 2000
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Post by jamshundred on Feb 17, 2016 23:15:01 GMT
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Post by krosmith on Feb 18, 2016 0:29:42 GMT
Having this calf halter-trained is a great asset as it will mean that she can be moved from place to place easily, can be tied I assume, and has been handled a lot. These will all put her on a path to being a great cow to be around. I would go for the $1500 range for her.
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Post by lonecowhand on Feb 19, 2016 0:18:47 GMT
Who are we seeing, Judy?
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Post by jamshundred on Feb 19, 2016 1:46:39 GMT
Hey Bill,
oops. That is the calf of Karen Philips referenced in the thread and the dam.
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Post by karenp on Feb 21, 2016 22:12:11 GMT
Because Karen can't get photobucket to work. (I think it has to do with the add blockers DH has on the computer)
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Post by rilie on Feb 22, 2016 14:39:08 GMT
Always happy to see Christmas throws great calves! Can't wait to see what presents he left at our place!
Judy, how's he doing? Has his stiff leg gotten better? I hope we didn't spoil him to much when he was here, but he's such a nice guy it's hard not to bring him a treat every time you walk by him.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2016 15:58:25 GMT
Karen, I seen you mentioned elsewhere about milking the cow after weaning. If you wean the calf it is almost certain the cow will dry up soon after. There is always the exception but in most cases that is what will happen. I only tried it once and learned my lesson.
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Post by karenp on Feb 23, 2016 21:04:50 GMT
Karen, I seen you mentioned elsewhere about milking the cow after weaning. If you wean the calf it is almost certain the cow will dry up soon after. There is always the exception but in most cases that is what will happen. I only tried it once and learned my lesson. How long do your cows stay in milk? Do the cows wean the calves on their own? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2016 21:14:15 GMT
I milk seasonally here. Winter is just to cold for me to milk. I calve around end of march and April. Depending on weather I milk until end of November or December. Production does go down when the green grass stops but I still get enough to drink. cows wean there own calves. Rarely does a cow not wean her calf on her own. Most of mine are weaned now. I have one that I think still tries to get a drink but he was a later born calf then the rest of them.
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Post by karenp on Feb 24, 2016 13:45:55 GMT
Do you freeze milk for the off season? I do not want to go back to store bought milk.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2016 14:16:42 GMT
I have not yet. In the off season we have a small local dairy I buy from. Better the normal store garbage but it cant compare to Dexter milk. This coming year I had planed to experiment with freezing it.
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Post by lonecowhand on Feb 24, 2016 18:04:40 GMT
Since you've veered off into Milk Land, Mike, do you hand milk or machine milk?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2016 18:09:57 GMT
machine milk. I started off hand milking Did not take me long to decide I wanted a machine. I think the cows prefer it to.
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