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<blockquote data-quote="bandit80" data-source="post: 989971" data-attributes="member: 7956"><p>There are reasons for and against calving in any particular month(s).</p><p></p><p>My "spring" herd starts in late january- march. Fall herd starts mid-august thru october. </p><p></p><p>My full time job requires the most time from the last half of march thru may, and again october thru december. I try to calve around those times. I start my spring herd a little earlier than most, but I winter on corn stalks and some stockpiled grass, and am normally feeding hay by the first of the year. So i am around the cows alot at that time. I also like to wean in september, and this time frame insures my calves are 180-210 days of age. Our summer pasture turn out time usually hits late April-May 1, so i typically AI around the 20th of April. This also gets the cows bred before the sometimes extreme heat of July arrives which makes conception a little more difficult. The downside to calving at this time is of course the cold, but I have a good setup and a small enough herd that I can keep a close eye on them.</p><p></p><p>My fall herd is also slightly earlier than a lot of fall herds. I like the cows to be bred in novemer-december while they are still carrying their grass shape, and before the cows are battling the winter. This also allows me to sell grass calves in late march-early april that will weigh well onto the 5's. </p><p></p><p>The reason for two herds? I can get by with only two bulls, where i would need 4 with on herd. The fall herd takes a lot less maintenance, but the spring herd matches up with grass availability alot better. </p><p></p><p>There are positives and negatives to whenever a person calves, you just have to figure out what works for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bandit80, post: 989971, member: 7956"] There are reasons for and against calving in any particular month(s). My "spring" herd starts in late january- march. Fall herd starts mid-august thru october. My full time job requires the most time from the last half of march thru may, and again october thru december. I try to calve around those times. I start my spring herd a little earlier than most, but I winter on corn stalks and some stockpiled grass, and am normally feeding hay by the first of the year. So i am around the cows alot at that time. I also like to wean in september, and this time frame insures my calves are 180-210 days of age. Our summer pasture turn out time usually hits late April-May 1, so i typically AI around the 20th of April. This also gets the cows bred before the sometimes extreme heat of July arrives which makes conception a little more difficult. The downside to calving at this time is of course the cold, but I have a good setup and a small enough herd that I can keep a close eye on them. My fall herd is also slightly earlier than a lot of fall herds. I like the cows to be bred in novemer-december while they are still carrying their grass shape, and before the cows are battling the winter. This also allows me to sell grass calves in late march-early april that will weigh well onto the 5's. The reason for two herds? I can get by with only two bulls, where i would need 4 with on herd. The fall herd takes a lot less maintenance, but the spring herd matches up with grass availability alot better. There are positives and negatives to whenever a person calves, you just have to figure out what works for you. [/QUOTE]
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