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Suck calves contract

  • 12-12-2015 1:06pm
    #1
    farmers101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I am going to buy in 50 a
    AA calves this spring to rear.
    I was thinking of getting them contract reared. What's the + & - to getting this done and costs?
    Any one know any contract rearers?


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  • #2
    Sam Kade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,313 ✭✭✭✭Sam Kade


    The - is that you'll have no profit. It would be hard enough to make profit out of them with your own land and labour never mind paying someone else for them.


  • #3
    White Clover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,766 ✭✭✭White Clover


    farmers101 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I am going to buy in 50 a
    AA calves this spring to rear.
    I was thinking of getting them contract reared. What's the + & - to getting this done and costs?
    Any one know any contract rearers?

    You'd want to be getting the calves and the milk replacer free to make that venture pay.


  • #4
    porter shark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭porter shark


    Just buy them as weanlings, same thing u end up with only less risk and prob less cost


  • #5
    farmers101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭farmers101


    I only need them reared for duration of time on milk around 10weeks.

    I was thinking if a dairy man wanted to sell his milk to rear these calves, but then most diary farmers have enough to do...


    What does it cost to rear a calf? Incl every thing from milk, vaccine straw meal etc?!


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