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<blockquote data-quote="bandit80" data-source="post: 628523" data-attributes="member: 7956"><p>And if you are asking me,</p><p></p><p>I start my calving in February for many reasons. Our grass is able to be grazed about mid-April. Therefore, the cow's highest nutrient requirement matches up with the best feed resources. I like to AI my cows, and I like to do so in early May. The larger summer pastures are not near the wintering facility, so I must AI fairly early to get them out to their summer home in good time. November & December don't match feed resources very well, January is generally too cold, March tends to be muddy, April is too late as I would be A.I. in July!!, and just forget May-July. If I want to sell yearling bulls, they would be 15-16 months old at their first breeding. </p><p></p><p>Our weather is probably a little bit different than yours in February. In my opinion, February and late August/early September are the optimal times for calves to be hitting the ground in my area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bandit80, post: 628523, member: 7956"] And if you are asking me, I start my calving in February for many reasons. Our grass is able to be grazed about mid-April. Therefore, the cow's highest nutrient requirement matches up with the best feed resources. I like to AI my cows, and I like to do so in early May. The larger summer pastures are not near the wintering facility, so I must AI fairly early to get them out to their summer home in good time. November & December don't match feed resources very well, January is generally too cold, March tends to be muddy, April is too late as I would be A.I. in July!!, and just forget May-July. If I want to sell yearling bulls, they would be 15-16 months old at their first breeding. Our weather is probably a little bit different than yours in February. In my opinion, February and late August/early September are the optimal times for calves to be hitting the ground in my area. [/QUOTE]
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