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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 839252" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>I had some older, bigger, cows on the cull list, but they are all raising a calf. Good for them. Some of my top young cows are having issues but not the old girls.</p><p>I have been both buying and retaining heifers and it is a real mixed bag. One had dead twins, two had dumb calves, one is a poor mother, one does not respect fences, and so on... Good thing cull prices are up :banana: , but I am having second thoughts on buying bred heifers.</p><p>I winter my mostly wf replacements on the cow while being fed cow hay. They usually take off when they hit grass. No pampering here.</p><p></p><p>Terry Gompert cautioned me about culling cows with lighter calves because they may be my most efficient producers. I think he is right. So if your young cows are not lasting it may be a selection issue <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> I know I have made a couple mistakes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 839252, member: 1715"] I had some older, bigger, cows on the cull list, but they are all raising a calf. Good for them. Some of my top young cows are having issues but not the old girls. I have been both buying and retaining heifers and it is a real mixed bag. One had dead twins, two had dumb calves, one is a poor mother, one does not respect fences, and so on... Good thing cull prices are up :banana: , but I am having second thoughts on buying bred heifers. I winter my mostly wf replacements on the cow while being fed cow hay. They usually take off when they hit grass. No pampering here. Terry Gompert cautioned me about culling cows with lighter calves because they may be my most efficient producers. I think he is right. So if your young cows are not lasting it may be a selection issue :( I know I have made a couple mistakes. [/QUOTE]
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