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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 1282742" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>Do any of us? That are feeding all grass.</p><p>Is that calving date normal for your area or are you just especially nice to your cows?</p><p>We're early country here and usually reach 'balance date' in early September - we pretty much did, but this farm at least reached it at a very low pasture cover and we haven't gained any since with the continuing wet/cold weather so there's no silage out of the rotation, and a bunch of calves ready to wean that I won't wean till there's grass for them. Cows calved faster than usual so normal rationing meant they were underfed compared to a normal year, while the extreme wet just exacerbated the situation. I so wanted a cowhouse and some TMR rations...</p><p></p><p>We're certainly due some fine weather, and it's much more likely you'll get it calving now. There's been days this spring you didn't find newborns alive unless you were right there to pick them up and bring them indoors. Could've stayed in Scotland if I wanted to farm under these conditions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 1282742, member: 9267"] Do any of us? That are feeding all grass. Is that calving date normal for your area or are you just especially nice to your cows? We're early country here and usually reach 'balance date' in early September - we pretty much did, but this farm at least reached it at a very low pasture cover and we haven't gained any since with the continuing wet/cold weather so there's no silage out of the rotation, and a bunch of calves ready to wean that I won't wean till there's grass for them. Cows calved faster than usual so normal rationing meant they were underfed compared to a normal year, while the extreme wet just exacerbated the situation. I so wanted a cowhouse and some TMR rations... We're certainly due some fine weather, and it's much more likely you'll get it calving now. There's been days this spring you didn't find newborns alive unless you were right there to pick them up and bring them indoors. Could've stayed in Scotland if I wanted to farm under these conditions. [/QUOTE]
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