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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1684482" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>We also rotation graze our cattle as much as possible considering we have alot of rented pastures. It really does help to control the worm problems. Our calving window is not as tight as we want, but some of that is our fault for not getting bulls in and out when they should be. </p><p>We will start feeding a little so the calves learn to come in and go to the bunk with momma, and then when we wean, we will leave 2 or 3 cows with the calves for a week or 2 so the calves can follow them in and they don't feel so "abandoned" ..... tried fence line weaning and it was a nightmare. But then not all our places have good fences either....This seems to work real good, and then when we do take the few "babysitter cows" out, it is only their couple of calves doing much hollering and they will follow the already "weaned" ones and it stops. Usually when we wean, the cows that get left with the calves are open, or short bred, so it doesn't hurt them to still have a calf on them like the rest that are further along and need a break. And for the few that come up open, they get left there with the weaned calves until we are making a trip to town and they take a trip.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1684482, member: 25884"] We also rotation graze our cattle as much as possible considering we have alot of rented pastures. It really does help to control the worm problems. Our calving window is not as tight as we want, but some of that is our fault for not getting bulls in and out when they should be. We will start feeding a little so the calves learn to come in and go to the bunk with momma, and then when we wean, we will leave 2 or 3 cows with the calves for a week or 2 so the calves can follow them in and they don't feel so "abandoned" ..... tried fence line weaning and it was a nightmare. But then not all our places have good fences either....This seems to work real good, and then when we do take the few "babysitter cows" out, it is only their couple of calves doing much hollering and they will follow the already "weaned" ones and it stops. Usually when we wean, the cows that get left with the calves are open, or short bred, so it doesn't hurt them to still have a calf on them like the rest that are further along and need a break. And for the few that come up open, they get left there with the weaned calves until we are making a trip to town and they take a trip. [/QUOTE]
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