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<blockquote data-quote="cow pollinater" data-source="post: 961084" data-attributes="member: 14661"><p>Nine months is pretty young to breed. I'd rather see you wait until spring agewise. I shoot for fourteen months but some of the younger stuff is a year old and they do fine as long as I'm carefull on bull selection.</p><p>What kind of grass are they on? Irrigated or dry native grass that's green over the winter? We want to time your breeding so that she calves about a month and a half before your grass gets strong. She needs to wait a few months before we think about breeding her but we need to know what she's going to have to eat as you will lose alot of money calving at the wrong time for your grass in CA. It would be cheaper to take the loss upfront and feed her for a few extra months than to have her calve at a time that doesn't fit your grass.</p><p>I know a few guys up in Merced that breed alot of cows. They would charge you(I usually don't for one or two) but it would be less than the cost of diesel to haul her down here. If you don't mind hauling then you can bring her down this spring and I'm happy to do it for you. </p><p>If you'd like to see my place, we need to plan on a day when it's to wet to work but not to wet to get up to the ranch. :lol: There's not much to see here in the valley as my lower stuff just supports the foothill ranch but I'll help however I can. I don't hear well so phone calls are hard but you can PM me questions anytime you want and I'll give you an answer that fits for CA as best as I can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cow pollinater, post: 961084, member: 14661"] Nine months is pretty young to breed. I'd rather see you wait until spring agewise. I shoot for fourteen months but some of the younger stuff is a year old and they do fine as long as I'm carefull on bull selection. What kind of grass are they on? Irrigated or dry native grass that's green over the winter? We want to time your breeding so that she calves about a month and a half before your grass gets strong. She needs to wait a few months before we think about breeding her but we need to know what she's going to have to eat as you will lose alot of money calving at the wrong time for your grass in CA. It would be cheaper to take the loss upfront and feed her for a few extra months than to have her calve at a time that doesn't fit your grass. I know a few guys up in Merced that breed alot of cows. They would charge you(I usually don't for one or two) but it would be less than the cost of diesel to haul her down here. If you don't mind hauling then you can bring her down this spring and I'm happy to do it for you. If you'd like to see my place, we need to plan on a day when it's to wet to work but not to wet to get up to the ranch. :lol: There's not much to see here in the valley as my lower stuff just supports the foothill ranch but I'll help however I can. I don't hear well so phone calls are hard but you can PM me questions anytime you want and I'll give you an answer that fits for CA as best as I can. [/QUOTE]
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