professional marketers.. would it work

[jbzdad]

so if you had raised some heifers and you thought a couple were pretty good...

and you had never clipped and didn't own any clipping equipment....

and every time you went out to take a picture the calves wouldn't cooperate... stand crooked and look stupid

would it make sense to try to hire someone to come clip them a little... take some decent pics and maybe even help market them a little?...

if so would anyone be willing to do so... if so what would be a reasonable expectation?

Hell I'd just about pay for it just to see what they look like "cleaned up"

 

[yuppiecowboy]

where are you? Even a crappy clip job changes a feedlot calf into a show calf. Heads tails and dart hairs do some amazing things. Unless you are in a shack in the mountains there are 4H kids near you that think they are the next bob may with a set of sheepheads. Put a post on the classifieds with an address and offer $30 per head and if there is any kid close I bet you get a call.

 

[chiangus]

Yep, lots of good fitters around and the investment will pay dividends.  I know it is hard to do it yourself, not ever enough time.

 

[RochholzFarms]

where are you located and how many head i may be abble to do it for you

 

[CAB]

If your calves are good enough, there is usually a trader that will take them and get them ready for a sale on a % bases.

 

[jbzdad]

probably 5 head... would want help with pics also if possible... happy to pay meals and transport...say that and 40 per head?

 

[jbzdad]

Great Bend kansas... have chutes that fold open with headgates, electricity and Beer if needed

 

[rlrlks]

What kind of calves

 

[jbzdad]

2 maine purebreds, probably clip the bull calf because he is cool,one blue shorthorn and one maintainer

 

[ROMAX]

You had me at BEER.

 

[jbzdad]

well Romax... not sure if I am willing to pay tour gas all the way here  but might consider it under the right circumstances

 

[jbzdad]

found some 6 week old pics.. Red calf is purebred, middle calf is 5/8 and big belly calf is purebred Suh heifer

 

[MCC]

What kind of calves

More importantly WHAT KIND OF BEER? <beer> <beer> (clapping) <party>

 

[HeiferShower14]

i live east of wichita i could maybe do it, im not a pro clipper tho

 

[jbzdad]

if you trimmed the heifer in your avatar and took that pic I am up for it... we will put the pics on this same thread... PM me to set it up... can't be this weekend

 

[afhm]

dart hairs? what are they?

 

[HeiferShower14]

Lol no mark sneed took that, and i didnt clip her that time thats from when i bought her, are the calves broke at all?

 

[jbzdad]

no

 

[chiangus]

dart hairs? what are they?

??? I am curious to.

 

[simmyman67]

If they were broke it would be fairly easy to get pics. And if you plan on selling them as show calves I would definitely pay somebody to halter break them.