backhoeboogie":1wsh2phc said:dun":1wsh2phc said:Caustic Burno":1wsh2phc said:The difference here is you get a heavier calf for spring sale versus fall. Our winters are normally mild compared to most on the board.
That pretty well sums up why one size won;t fit all. If we were further south we'ld probably do fall calving, but feeding low quality hay and no supplement pretty much precludes it for us. The guy that does both seasons feeds grain during the winter cause the calves just don;t get the job done on low quality fescue and mothers milk alone.
Dun, We also get spring grasses a bit earlier as well.
And different grasses too. The first stuff to get going here is fescue, then OG, then timoty. But the timothy doesn;t do well in the heat and for that matter the OG doesn;t do all that well either. It's pretty much a one time shot while the fescue will continue to grow until the heat gets too bad. Also in the fall the fescue is the one that puts on the most fall growth. But native WSG if you cna get it established puts on an amazing amount of growth during the worst heat.