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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 723407" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>We have been using low birth weight BA bulls on heifers and cows. The cows run small by some people's standards - - most are 1000 to 1200#. We are building the herd so we calve about about 1/3 heifers and do worry about them a bit. But, it would be unusual to get a calf weighing over 75# except for couple exotic cross cows. They had large slow floppy calves that could not get up and nurse. The last exotic cross will go to McDonalds next fall. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>We can buy red bred heifers for $650 to $750 so I look for reasons to cull. Anyone that has any attitude, calving, or mothering issues is gone. We tend to cull about 15% or attitude or mothering issues. Have not assisted a calf the last two years. Hope our luck holds. Cow herd was 37 head this spring, 49 head right now, and there are 52 6 wt. heifers in the pipeline. :cowboy:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 723407, member: 1715"] We have been using low birth weight BA bulls on heifers and cows. The cows run small by some people's standards - - most are 1000 to 1200#. We are building the herd so we calve about about 1/3 heifers and do worry about them a bit. But, it would be unusual to get a calf weighing over 75# except for couple exotic cross cows. They had large slow floppy calves that could not get up and nurse. The last exotic cross will go to McDonalds next fall. :D We can buy red bred heifers for $650 to $750 so I look for reasons to cull. Anyone that has any attitude, calving, or mothering issues is gone. We tend to cull about 15% or attitude or mothering issues. Have not assisted a calf the last two years. Hope our luck holds. Cow herd was 37 head this spring, 49 head right now, and there are 52 6 wt. heifers in the pipeline. :cowboy: [/QUOTE]
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