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<blockquote data-quote="elkwc" data-source="post: 1658774" data-attributes="member: 22295"><p>We change our program some depending on the year and conditions. In a normal year our heifers will spend 60-120 days on wheat pasture, then go to new grass and we turn the bull in June 1st-10th. They usually were weighing 850-1,000 when we turned the bull in. The last 2 years with the drought they have seen no wheat. We fed last years a few lbs of 20% cubes and wheat & alfalfa hay free choice. They were weighing 775-850 lbs when we turned the bull in. This year we have been feeding 5-6 lbs of a cottonseed 13% mix instead of cubes along with the hay. They will be a little bigger this year. They are on a complete mineral program their whole life. We calve them 2 wks behind the cows but they catch up the 2nd year usually. We do creep their calves and wean 2-4 wks earlier. We have calved at 27-30 months in the past but this fits our current situation and has worked well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkwc, post: 1658774, member: 22295"] We change our program some depending on the year and conditions. In a normal year our heifers will spend 60-120 days on wheat pasture, then go to new grass and we turn the bull in June 1st-10th. They usually were weighing 850-1,000 when we turned the bull in. The last 2 years with the drought they have seen no wheat. We fed last years a few lbs of 20% cubes and wheat & alfalfa hay free choice. They were weighing 775-850 lbs when we turned the bull in. This year we have been feeding 5-6 lbs of a cottonseed 13% mix instead of cubes along with the hay. They will be a little bigger this year. They are on a complete mineral program their whole life. We calve them 2 wks behind the cows but they catch up the 2nd year usually. We do creep their calves and wean 2-4 wks earlier. We have calved at 27-30 months in the past but this fits our current situation and has worked well. [/QUOTE]
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