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<blockquote data-quote="rocket2222" data-source="post: 541272" data-attributes="member: 5362"><p>I'll try to stir it up a little <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> A 1100 lb cow might eat less than A 1500 lb cow, but that sure don't mean she's more efficient. Here's a cow that I call efficient. Picture was taken in Oct. last year, we had only 5 tenths of rain between begining of June till the middle of Aug. Then we had 2 good rains at the end of Aug. The weeds grew the grass didn't. She had her heifer calf about 2 weeks prior to the picture. I didn't start feeding hay till Jan. because I didn't have enough, so she lived on what you see there till then, and then I still didn't have enough, so they got a bale every 5 days which they ate up in 3 days. I started to feel a little sorry for them about mid way through the winter, and fed them some grain, although it did not last long as it went up from $7.00 to $10.00 a bag, so they were back to roughing it pretty quick. All total she got maybe got 30 lbs during that time if she ate fast. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> So to end the story [finally] :clap: her heifer weaned off with a 205 day weight of 531 lbs. Ofcoase last years heifer calf when we had grass and plenty of hay weaned off at 205 days at 656 lbs. the cow was down about 50lbs in weight when weighed at weaning from the year before. </p><p>So the real reason I posted the pic, is to see if you'll could guess her weight, beings you all claim to be good at it, this was her 5th calf, so she's around 7 years old</p><p><img src="http://www.ranchers.net/photopost/data/500/IMG_00381111.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocket2222, post: 541272, member: 5362"] I'll try to stir it up a little :) A 1100 lb cow might eat less than A 1500 lb cow, but that sure don't mean she's more efficient. Here's a cow that I call efficient. Picture was taken in Oct. last year, we had only 5 tenths of rain between begining of June till the middle of Aug. Then we had 2 good rains at the end of Aug. The weeds grew the grass didn't. She had her heifer calf about 2 weeks prior to the picture. I didn't start feeding hay till Jan. because I didn't have enough, so she lived on what you see there till then, and then I still didn't have enough, so they got a bale every 5 days which they ate up in 3 days. I started to feel a little sorry for them about mid way through the winter, and fed them some grain, although it did not last long as it went up from $7.00 to $10.00 a bag, so they were back to roughing it pretty quick. All total she got maybe got 30 lbs during that time if she ate fast. :) So to end the story [finally] :clap: her heifer weaned off with a 205 day weight of 531 lbs. Ofcoase last years heifer calf when we had grass and plenty of hay weaned off at 205 days at 656 lbs. the cow was down about 50lbs in weight when weighed at weaning from the year before. So the real reason I posted the pic, is to see if you'll could guess her weight, beings you all claim to be good at it, this was her 5th calf, so she's around 7 years old [img]http://www.ranchers.net/photopost/data/500/IMG_00381111.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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