Ahh those teenage years.....

[angus9259]

Always hard to watch calves go through their teens.

Young calves that I think are keepers start falling apart and looking gangly.

Runty little calves that I thought were destined for the salebarn start to come into their own and start catching my eye.

Get them through their teens and it may all reverse again.

Which ones to keep for replacements? Maybe some? Maybe none? Only the ones that look the part from birth to adulthood and never go through a "phase"?

 

[dun]

We make a preliminary cut at birth based on genetics. Another at weaning and after the 45 day weaning process. The final cut is as yearlings when we do a RTS.

 

[TexasBred]

Always hard to watch calves go through their teens.

Young calves that I think are keepers start falling apart and looking gangly.

Runty little calves that I thought were destined for the salebarn start to come into their own and start catching my eye.

Get them through their teens and it may all reverse again.

Which ones to keep for replacements? Maybe some? Maybe none? Only the ones that look the part from birth to adulthood and never go through a "phase"?

Sounds like our children except we can't cull or replace. :lol2:

 

[Supa Dexta]

I mainly decide by weaning, based on them being early in the calf crop and who their mothers are. Then I just let em grow. Don't really have a problem getting heifers bred - but that would be a deal breaker/maker on the back end.