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<blockquote data-quote="greggy" data-source="post: 1609122" data-attributes="member: 38479"><p>Hi Ken, am in a stone fruit growing area, so prob a bit cooler than up north, but is prob similar for many of same reasons.</p><p></p><p>I will prob not be relying on pasture growth much, and much of my pasture is cool season growing.</p><p></p><p>Makes sense what your all saying, I was thinking drop in early September (spring in AU), but coming in winter does make more sense if summer pastures and leaving calves on cow.</p><p></p><p>Would the cold concern you ?</p><p></p><p>We can be minus 10 C at night here in winter, and when it is cold, and it rains and blows a gale, it is a real headache, it knocks of lambs and mature sheep, even though the paddocks I use are protected, it can be bitter if you get a rain dump and wind starts, although, calves are a lot larger, and if mother is good, they can prob generate enough energy that it is not a problem anywhere in Aus, when you compare to many cold EU areas much of our stock came from.</p><p></p><p>If you were going to be supplying all the feed, would you just aim to drop when most convenient and bearable for calf and handler alike, or, def avoid the fly peaks that come in say Oct onward...or are calves really pretty hardy.....</p><p></p><p>PS do you think calves that have no issues being born etc are more hardy than say Dorper or Merino sheep ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greggy, post: 1609122, member: 38479"] Hi Ken, am in a stone fruit growing area, so prob a bit cooler than up north, but is prob similar for many of same reasons. I will prob not be relying on pasture growth much, and much of my pasture is cool season growing. Makes sense what your all saying, I was thinking drop in early September (spring in AU), but coming in winter does make more sense if summer pastures and leaving calves on cow. Would the cold concern you ? We can be minus 10 C at night here in winter, and when it is cold, and it rains and blows a gale, it is a real headache, it knocks of lambs and mature sheep, even though the paddocks I use are protected, it can be bitter if you get a rain dump and wind starts, although, calves are a lot larger, and if mother is good, they can prob generate enough energy that it is not a problem anywhere in Aus, when you compare to many cold EU areas much of our stock came from. If you were going to be supplying all the feed, would you just aim to drop when most convenient and bearable for calf and handler alike, or, def avoid the fly peaks that come in say Oct onward...or are calves really pretty hardy..... PS do you think calves that have no issues being born etc are more hardy than say Dorper or Merino sheep ? [/QUOTE]
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