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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1844690" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>Back around 20 years ago I raised dairy calves sometimes 100+ a year. Started out raising on bottles, then got some nurse cows. At one point I had 12 nurse cows with 7-8 in production at times. </p><p>I was getting calves mainly a couple different dairies. Had a deal going with one dairy where they had the first option to buy back the heifers at around breeding size. That was when dairy heifers were valuable. </p><p>I had a pretty high cull rate with my nurse cows as I bought my first 8 from a local dairy that was gone out of milking, and occasionally I'd get a cow from the dairy I was getting calves from if they had one that was lighter milking or 3 quartered if they thought the cow would work for me then they'd ask if I wanted her. </p><p>Most of those cows were Holsteins but 3 of my first ones were Guernseys. I found a couple Jerseys at sales and had some of the cows AI bred to Jersey bulls. </p><p>I even kept sone Holstein Angus cross heifers from a dairy for nurse cows.</p><p>Some of those cows were not for the faint of heart, and I'm too old and slow now to deal with them like that. </p><p>That business model was a lot of work but I did pretty well once I got some experience raising calves and got a health program in place.</p><p>The dairies both went out of business about the same time and I quit when they did. </p><p>It's been nostalgic fooling with old Maybell, she's actually the best dairy cow I've ever had to work with. I told my wife she would have been worth her weight in gold back when I was in that business.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1844690, member: 24816"] Back around 20 years ago I raised dairy calves sometimes 100+ a year. Started out raising on bottles, then got some nurse cows. At one point I had 12 nurse cows with 7-8 in production at times. I was getting calves mainly a couple different dairies. Had a deal going with one dairy where they had the first option to buy back the heifers at around breeding size. That was when dairy heifers were valuable. I had a pretty high cull rate with my nurse cows as I bought my first 8 from a local dairy that was gone out of milking, and occasionally I’d get a cow from the dairy I was getting calves from if they had one that was lighter milking or 3 quartered if they thought the cow would work for me then they’d ask if I wanted her. Most of those cows were Holsteins but 3 of my first ones were Guernseys. I found a couple Jerseys at sales and had some of the cows AI bred to Jersey bulls. I even kept sone Holstein Angus cross heifers from a dairy for nurse cows. Some of those cows were not for the faint of heart, and I’m too old and slow now to deal with them like that. That business model was a lot of work but I did pretty well once I got some experience raising calves and got a health program in place. The dairies both went out of business about the same time and I quit when they did. It’s been nostalgic fooling with old Maybell, she’s actually the best dairy cow I’ve ever had to work with. I told my wife she would have been worth her weight in gold back when I was in that business. [/QUOTE]
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