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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1544876" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>We sold 7 old cows back in Oct when we pulled them off a pasture and shipped the calves too. They did fair. Sold off some last spring that we had kept over that had calved in the fall. They did better in the spring. Have a few now that have calves on them, but none that are open without a calf, that need to go. Decided to keep 2 that are younger cows, 6-7 years, that came up open in a preg check last month, they will get a chance to breed and we'll see. We have plenty of hay and stockpiled grass that they will go on. Unless we keep getting snow, in a week that field will be good, as we get the fall calvers moved there for the winter. We do feed hay too, but they will have 6-8 weeks of grass to work on. </p><p>Still have about 60 to preg check, but will do that when we pull calves to sell sometime in late Jan or very early Feb. May as well leave them with the cows for now. None seem to be lacking condition, and the calves are eating good. Do have a few with new fall calves that are a bit thin. Going to worm them and hope that getting out on better winter pasture will help. May keep the 2 thinnest ones home with the couple of old cow calf pairs, and put them all on silage and hay. </p><p>Most all the old cows we have now are spring calvers. They seem to be holding their weight pretty good. Did lose one with a 3 month calf on it...no idea why, but I suspect the constant wet and temp swings didn't help. It happens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1544876, member: 25884"] We sold 7 old cows back in Oct when we pulled them off a pasture and shipped the calves too. They did fair. Sold off some last spring that we had kept over that had calved in the fall. They did better in the spring. Have a few now that have calves on them, but none that are open without a calf, that need to go. Decided to keep 2 that are younger cows, 6-7 years, that came up open in a preg check last month, they will get a chance to breed and we'll see. We have plenty of hay and stockpiled grass that they will go on. Unless we keep getting snow, in a week that field will be good, as we get the fall calvers moved there for the winter. We do feed hay too, but they will have 6-8 weeks of grass to work on. Still have about 60 to preg check, but will do that when we pull calves to sell sometime in late Jan or very early Feb. May as well leave them with the cows for now. None seem to be lacking condition, and the calves are eating good. Do have a few with new fall calves that are a bit thin. Going to worm them and hope that getting out on better winter pasture will help. May keep the 2 thinnest ones home with the couple of old cow calf pairs, and put them all on silage and hay. Most all the old cows we have now are spring calvers. They seem to be holding their weight pretty good. Did lose one with a 3 month calf on it...no idea why, but I suspect the constant wet and temp swings didn't help. It happens. [/QUOTE]
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