free calves

[wynedot55]

my bro had a 2nd calf heifer to loose a set of twin bulls.this the 2nd time she lost a calf/calves at birth.so my bro get a free hol bull from a dairymen.i guess they aint worth hauling to the sale barn.so he is gonna try an get the cow to take the calf.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

 

[Thewife]

Free? I remember when 70 was a good deal!

I hope she takes it, that can be a lot of work!


A friend tried to tell me to put my orphan calf on the cow with the stupid calf. I could not get it through her head, there are some cows you only deal with if you really NEED to, and that mama is one of them!

 

[wynedot55]

i think she will take it.once he puts the cow in the chute.

 

[wynedot55]

some dairymen will give the calves away.rather than waste the time an fuel hauling emm to the sale barn for nothing.

 

[GrassFarmerGalloway]

FREE cows?

 

[Farmer Kitty]

FREE cows?

Some areas of the country are getting very little to nothing for their calves. I know California they were getting $2 a calf a little while ago. Here it's not to bad, yet anyway.

Calves
68% of the Bull Calves Sold 50.00 - 100.00 per head
23% of the Bull Calves Sold 20.00- 49.00 per head
Top Quality Holstein Heifer Calves 150.00 - 280.00 per head
Plain Quality Heifer Calves 50.00- 100.00 per head
Lightweight Heifer Calves 50.00 per head and down

Even at that I have heard of calves that are not being sold. Those the farmer either needs to come and get or they have to be put down. They can't even keep them for the next day's sale as they are not setup to feed them so the law says they have to go the same day.

 

[wynedot55]

our sale barn will give the calves away that no 1 wants.because they cant get bids on them.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

our sale barn will give the calves away that no 1 wants.because they cant get bids on them.

They are probably under the same or similar law that states they have to go the same day. Most of them would rather give them away than have to put them down.

 

[wynedot55]

right because theres always some1 wanting to raise calves.