Posted by Mike (WA) on November 19, 2008 at 12:59:52 from (69.10.198.224):
In Reply to: dairy heifers posted by Calf_Feeder on November 19, 2008 at 12:38:54:
About the only way to test the waters is to approach individual dairymen in your area to see if they're interested. Very few new dairies starting up, and those in business obviously already have something set up, either doing it themselves, or contracts with others. You're going to have to have a pretty good resume of experience in raising cattle to get a tumble with them, due to the value of the cattle they would be entrusting to you (most will want you to custom raise their own calves, rather than they just buy heifers that you acquired "who knows where"). You will probably find that most want you to raise them all the way to springer size- they either want to be in the heifer raising business, or not- no advantage to them to get them back at 6 mos. (and little advantage to you- I'm always amazed that at the local auction, I seldom see a 6 month old sell for enough more than a baby calf that you could have raised it for that). Do you have a local auction with a lot of dairy heifer calves going through it?
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