GG2":3uot5cp8 said:Has anyone had trouble with cows adapting to a different climate? I live in Iowa and found some heifers in Oklahoma and didn't no if that is a bad idea or not.
GG2":r5kff9w1 said:Has anyone had trouble with cows adapting to a different climate? I live in Iowa and found some heifers in Oklahoma and didn't no if that is a bad idea or not.
GG2":3pnlg51v said:Scratch that they are in southwest Missouri. I want to buy now because I think as winter goes on bred animals are going to keep going up. But with what I'm guessing I will have to pay I can't afford to lose any either.
I don't know about that. Iowa winters can be harsher than PA, OK and MO.jerry27150":72k1bvbj said:I would not be afraid to buy them now, they get some severe weather in southwest ok also. they would have time to get acclimated before spring calving. brought my cattle from northern pa to north mo. they were not used to fescue & I did lose some from that. the cold in iowa should not bother them if they have good hay & wind break
Doesn't mean it is right or healthy way to do. Even with a good hay and windbreak, you can still lost the cattle if they didn't get to acclimate to this kind of winters.jerry27150":1k8ulh72 said:Taurus,never said iowa did not have cold winters. said if healthy cattle have good hay & windbreak they will be fine. how anything lives in minn surprises me, with the flat ground & one little row of windbreak trees by house & barn to break -50 degree wind
rockroadseminole":2sropyst said:How about the reverse of this? Bringing cows from a place like Missouri/Iowa to Georgia or north Florida? They should love the winters, but it gets hot and humid in the summer. Obviously a cow from the same latitude would be better, but if you ran into a opportunity would you be confident bringing a yankee cow to Dixie?
greatgerts":2z4ypub4 said:rockroadseminole":2z4ypub4 said:How about the reverse of this? Bringing cows from a place like Missouri/Iowa to Georgia or north Florida? They should love the winters, but it gets hot and humid in the summer. Obviously a cow from the same latitude would be better, but if you ran into a opportunity would you be confident bringing a yankee cow to Dixie?
I would. Missouri can get pretty hot and humid during the summer. I have sent many cows from here down to Alabama or Georgia in June and July and have done well for their new buyers.