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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1540681" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Hmmm - I posted on this - but, poof - it's gone.</p><p>Anyway, if you have a "calving season", you have to breed your heifers are 13-15 months old, if you want heifers to calve during your calving season. I have a "spring", Jan & Feb and a "fall", Sept & Oct. I guess I could hold my heifers over to the next calving season, but I think that is a waste of time, genetics, and money. And, research shows 2 year olds have less calving difficulty that 2.5 yr olds. I know that goes against what sounds logical, but as heifers get older, their pelvic area calcifies and they don't have the "stretch" that they have as a 2 yr old. Once they stretch out, they stay stretched out for future calving. I believe in raising my heifers to be big enough at 13-15 months of age to get bred and have no difficulties at 2.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1540681, member: 968"] Hmmm - I posted on this - but, poof - it's gone. Anyway, if you have a "calving season", you have to breed your heifers are 13-15 months old, if you want heifers to calve during your calving season. I have a "spring", Jan & Feb and a "fall", Sept & Oct. I guess I could hold my heifers over to the next calving season, but I think that is a waste of time, genetics, and money. And, research shows 2 year olds have less calving difficulty that 2.5 yr olds. I know that goes against what sounds logical, but as heifers get older, their pelvic area calcifies and they don't have the "stretch" that they have as a 2 yr old. Once they stretch out, they stay stretched out for future calving. I believe in raising my heifers to be big enough at 13-15 months of age to get bred and have no difficulties at 2. [/QUOTE]
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