Good Morning!--Chat thread

[Farmer Kitty]

The Jersey cross that I kinda wanted a heifer out of, had a bull!
It's red.

DOUBLE DARN!! One you can tell apart and it has to be a bull!

The old cow I really wanted a heifer out of, did just what I told her to do!It's black!

Of course it's a heifer, it's black.

Both of them stood in the trees and called for me to bring them some breakfast!
They got me trained!

You know they say that smart people train well!

 

[wynedot55]

youll be wanting to keep all the heifer calves.

 

[Thewife]

youll be wanting to keep all the heifer calves.

Wanting to keep all the heifers and being able to, are two different things!
I don't think my 2 bull calves are going to help much to cover the extra feed I would need to keep all them heifers!

 

[wynedot55]

all of my calves are for sale.for the right price.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

youll be wanting to keep all the heifer calves.

Wanting to keep all the heifers and being able to, are two different things!
I don't think my 2 bull calves are going to help much to cover the extra feed I would need to keep all them heifers!

You just need to figure out which cows are going and which are staying. Then you will know how many replacements you need. Then add on whatever number you want to grow your herd by, if any, and that will let you know how many to keep. The hard part could be in figuring out which ones stay and which ones go.

 

[Thewife]

youll be wanting to keep all the heifer calves.

Wanting to keep all the heifers and being able to, are two different things!
I don't think my 2 bull calves are going to help much to cover the extra feed I would need to keep all them heifers!

You just need to figure out which cows are going and which are staying. Then you will know how many replacements you need. Then add on whatever number you want to grow your herd by, if any, and that will let you know how many to keep. The hard part could be in figuring out which ones stay and which ones go.

Or, just sell them all and buy some ready to calve or breed?

I guess it all boils down thinking!
Thinking is too much work!

 

[Farmer Kitty]

I'll second that!

 

[wynedot55]

thinking is lots of work.

 

[Thewife]

thinking is lots of work.

Yep, waaay too much work!
That's why I try not to do too much of it!

The boy and I got the bull calf tagged and banded! The new heifers mother took off with the calf, when she saw the boy!
The whole herd considers him, the evil one!

 

[wynedot55]

thats because they know when he is there some1 is going to get worked.