Suckler cows.. is it worth it?

digger64

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Depends if you want the faff on of setting a one on and what else you have to do that’s kind of how it is here. You will need to milk her out a couple of times a day really until you get a calf on the job if you go that way.
or the faff of tb bvd ibr scours etc etc etc and getting hurt
 

Cowlife

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The dairy heifer rearing is great. But I know a couple of men who got caught with tb after a few years. They both stopped it after that which should give an idea how bad that scenario is
 
If you buy cows in your probably not as concerned with disease as some?
You must have a lot of cows reading your comments on here so probably a few twins kicking about anyway?
Yes buy most of them in for replacements. Don’t get too concerned about buying trouble but I do know who and where I buy off. Fairly well up the hill bull everything as fast as I can bulls are always with the cows that need to be back Incalf so calving all year round have done for years. Don’t really get many twins for whatever reason probably because cows don’t get fat enough as we don’t hold the bull off them. Had about 6 or 7 calved last week another 3 imminent at the moment. Probably haven’t a big number of cows compared to some but plenty for the type of farm if you know what I mean
 

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