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Breeding / Calving Issues
Breeding/calving? One or two?
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<blockquote data-quote="SEC" data-source="post: 213054" data-attributes="member: 3241"><p>I have noticed a lot of people have written having their heifers bigger for less calving problems. </p><p></p><p>Have you had calving problems?</p><p>Is the added cost worth it?</p><p>Why not sell the calves and buy bred heifers/cows?</p><p></p><p>In a regular routine with Jan/Feb calving when the bull goes out the heifers will be at minimum 13 months maximum 15 months. Why wouldn't they be big enough then?</p><p></p><p>Heifer calves can be grown out reasonably without excess fat. It's well worth it as if they hit grass in decent shape they will come in the fall in good shape. Our heifers are in reasonable flesh when we wean, without creep feed and they keep that way all summer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SEC, post: 213054, member: 3241"] I have noticed a lot of people have written having their heifers bigger for less calving problems. Have you had calving problems? Is the added cost worth it? Why not sell the calves and buy bred heifers/cows? In a regular routine with Jan/Feb calving when the bull goes out the heifers will be at minimum 13 months maximum 15 months. Why wouldn't they be big enough then? Heifer calves can be grown out reasonably without excess fat. It's well worth it as if they hit grass in decent shape they will come in the fall in good shape. Our heifers are in reasonable flesh when we wean, without creep feed and they keep that way all summer. [/QUOTE]
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