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<blockquote data-quote="BRAFORDMAN" data-source="post: 853578" data-attributes="member: 14817"><p>We have been transitioning from calving year round to timing them the past 4 years.</p><p>Last year I put the bulls in with the cows in march(calving started in december). I left them in until the first of October since calving starts in December. But I was not going to pull the bull after a few months because there were a few late calvers that I wanted to breed back.</p><p>I had them checked in October in hopes that most had bred back the first three months and the late calvers bred during the summer.</p><p></p><p>Due to a hay shortage I kept my registered cows and the best half of my commercial cows bred or open. There only 5 cows open in the group I kept. They were Herefords that I had bought fall of 09 and if I sold them it would be at a loss. So put a bull in with the cows in November to breed the 5 and pulled them the first of december before calving started.</p><p></p><p>Some of the cows that calved a month before checking were already bred back according to the vet. I've had cows come in heat two weeks after calving. I probably shouldnt have had the two heifers checked but I was busy getting cows in the chute and didn't get to tell the vet not to check them.</p><p></p><p>The majority of my cows will calve in a 90 day window next year and the late calvers will be held over to breed on time.</p><p></p><p>One of the cows that should have bred november was checked to be 3 months bred. A few days later she bagged up and a week after her bag went down. There was no discharge or signs of calving. I checked her everyday. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The majority of my cows calved December -May. Bulls were put in in march.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BRAFORDMAN, post: 853578, member: 14817"] We have been transitioning from calving year round to timing them the past 4 years. Last year I put the bulls in with the cows in march(calving started in december). I left them in until the first of October since calving starts in December. But I was not going to pull the bull after a few months because there were a few late calvers that I wanted to breed back. I had them checked in October in hopes that most had bred back the first three months and the late calvers bred during the summer. Due to a hay shortage I kept my registered cows and the best half of my commercial cows bred or open. There only 5 cows open in the group I kept. They were Herefords that I had bought fall of 09 and if I sold them it would be at a loss. So put a bull in with the cows in November to breed the 5 and pulled them the first of december before calving started. Some of the cows that calved a month before checking were already bred back according to the vet. I've had cows come in heat two weeks after calving. I probably shouldnt have had the two heifers checked but I was busy getting cows in the chute and didn't get to tell the vet not to check them. The majority of my cows will calve in a 90 day window next year and the late calvers will be held over to breed on time. One of the cows that should have bred november was checked to be 3 months bred. A few days later she bagged up and a week after her bag went down. There was no discharge or signs of calving. I checked her everyday. The majority of my cows calved December -May. Bulls were put in in march. [/QUOTE]
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