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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 747965" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>Jeanne I think it is amazing that you can keep 6 separate groups of cattle. While I agree that it would be ideal to keep the nutritional groups separate, in practice I am having trouble keeping two groups let alone 6.</p><p></p><p>I do see that I am going to have to setup a third group for next year. My steers are doing very well grazing standing corn but the corn is just too much for my bull now that he is mature. </p><p></p><p>As far as breeding heifers I tried breeding them earlier than cows this past year and just did not work. This coming year the bull goes in with ALL females about June 15th. </p><p></p><p>This makes the April 1 born heifers about 14 months old They should be 800 lb. Any heifers that are not in that weight range should be culled and sold/processed with the steers about April 1 coming off corn.</p><p></p><p>As I get more into this I am feeling more that I am going to raise my own replacement heifers rather than buy any more females. Unless you are buying expensive registered stock, you just do not know what you are getting.</p><p></p><p>You can have a calving ease bull like I do and still have calving problems since the cow/heifer's genetics are still half of the equation. </p><p></p><p>The Hereford cows and heifers that I know their background just go up to the top of the hill and have a calf. Seems like the heifers I don't know anything about have one problem after another calving. Same bull same everything else.</p><p></p><p>It may cost $1400 to raise a heifer to calving but at least you know what you've got. Compared to buying a heifer at weaning for $600-700, putting a couple hundred more into her to calving and you still don't know what you are going to run into. Net difference is maybe a couple hundred $$ but not worth the chance. Ask me how I know this....</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 747965, member: 7509"] Jeanne I think it is amazing that you can keep 6 separate groups of cattle. While I agree that it would be ideal to keep the nutritional groups separate, in practice I am having trouble keeping two groups let alone 6. I do see that I am going to have to setup a third group for next year. My steers are doing very well grazing standing corn but the corn is just too much for my bull now that he is mature. As far as breeding heifers I tried breeding them earlier than cows this past year and just did not work. This coming year the bull goes in with ALL females about June 15th. This makes the April 1 born heifers about 14 months old They should be 800 lb. Any heifers that are not in that weight range should be culled and sold/processed with the steers about April 1 coming off corn. As I get more into this I am feeling more that I am going to raise my own replacement heifers rather than buy any more females. Unless you are buying expensive registered stock, you just do not know what you are getting. You can have a calving ease bull like I do and still have calving problems since the cow/heifer's genetics are still half of the equation. The Hereford cows and heifers that I know their background just go up to the top of the hill and have a calf. Seems like the heifers I don't know anything about have one problem after another calving. Same bull same everything else. It may cost $1400 to raise a heifer to calving but at least you know what you've got. Compared to buying a heifer at weaning for $600-700, putting a couple hundred more into her to calving and you still don't know what you are going to run into. Net difference is maybe a couple hundred $$ but not worth the chance. Ask me how I know this.... Jim [/QUOTE]
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