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53590 | I quit raising calves 2 years ago. My main reason was labor. If you do good transitioning your calves now you should do fine with 200-250 lb calves. I buy from one dairy so I'm not mixing anything they may have. I have one farms set of sicknesses.I'd find out what they are feeding them so you can feed them same when you get them home for a week then transition them to your own feed. That really helped me a lot. Where they come from they get a 20% calf starter and grass hay. I found waiting 15-20 days before "working them" implants vaccinations etc helps. One thing that can always be said for home raised is you know what they have had from day 1. Personally if you can buy off 1 farm vs sale barn I think you'd do better I know I do. Seemed the 3 times I bought at sale barn at that weight they were the rejects. | |
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Buying weaned 250# hol. steers vs. day olds.
