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<blockquote data-quote="Bama" data-source="post: 100552" data-attributes="member: 1184"><p>O.K. I'm at home now and maybe I can focus a little more on what I am doing insted of what a machine is doing. I normally look at trying to wean at the 200ish DAY mark. I usually go over this while waiting for a couple to make it to this mark. I have a small catch pen that they go into where their momma can see and sniff them. They will be here until the momma's start wandering off. From here thay go into a larger area with the heifer's I don't want bred. They are normally out of sight from mama at this point but it ain't been a problem. They stay there until about 700 pounds guesstament. I usually miss their weight a little or trying to make a load I generally wind up between 650 and 750 on scales. I try not to go over 800 as this seems to be the turning point for the market here unless they are worth keeping for replacements. The replacements I hold until about 15 months before turning in with the bull. I calve yearround. I also buy calves from the salebarn. After at least a couple of weeks of confinement they go into a pasture that is used for a "growing up" area. Most of these are also sold at around 700 pounds. I have several differant pastures I rotate groups through. My problem now is feedtime in the winter. I hate to have to feed in differant areas. I am building a new corral syetem that will allow me to feed differant groups at roughly the same location. I don't like putting all my eggs in one basket. I like to have a group of whatever is bringing the most at the market ready to go. The biggest problem is predicting the future well enough to hit it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bama, post: 100552, member: 1184"] O.K. I'm at home now and maybe I can focus a little more on what I am doing insted of what a machine is doing. I normally look at trying to wean at the 200ish DAY mark. I usually go over this while waiting for a couple to make it to this mark. I have a small catch pen that they go into where their momma can see and sniff them. They will be here until the momma's start wandering off. From here thay go into a larger area with the heifer's I don't want bred. They are normally out of sight from mama at this point but it ain't been a problem. They stay there until about 700 pounds guesstament. I usually miss their weight a little or trying to make a load I generally wind up between 650 and 750 on scales. I try not to go over 800 as this seems to be the turning point for the market here unless they are worth keeping for replacements. The replacements I hold until about 15 months before turning in with the bull. I calve yearround. I also buy calves from the salebarn. After at least a couple of weeks of confinement they go into a pasture that is used for a "growing up" area. Most of these are also sold at around 700 pounds. I have several differant pastures I rotate groups through. My problem now is feedtime in the winter. I hate to have to feed in differant areas. I am building a new corral syetem that will allow me to feed differant groups at roughly the same location. I don't like putting all my eggs in one basket. I like to have a group of whatever is bringing the most at the market ready to go. The biggest problem is predicting the future well enough to hit it. [/QUOTE]
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