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Early or late calving?
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<blockquote data-quote="Alberta farmer" data-source="post: 613978" data-attributes="member: 8978"><p>hillsdown: You are exactly right about pasture calving outfits needing to hold the calves over. No way can a May/June calf be big enough to pay his way. </p><p>I think we made good money calving early back in the "good old days" before BSE, but I just decided if I'm going to get screwed I'm sure not going to be freezing my butt calving in winter! Maybe I just got old and lazy?</p><p>Now we calve in May/June and there are advantages for sure...and also some disadvantages! Not real keen on trying to get a cow up out of the bush if she has some kind of problem. The advantage is a lot less problems!</p><p>I like selling yearlings. I get to see how they perform on grass. The later calves often out perform the earlier ones.</p><p>It's really a personal choice. A wise old man once told me its not when they are born...its when you sell them that counts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alberta farmer, post: 613978, member: 8978"] hillsdown: You are exactly right about pasture calving outfits needing to hold the calves over. No way can a May/June calf be big enough to pay his way. I think we made good money calving early back in the "good old days" before BSE, but I just decided if I'm going to get screwed I'm sure not going to be freezing my butt calving in winter! Maybe I just got old and lazy? Now we calve in May/June and there are advantages for sure...and also some disadvantages! Not real keen on trying to get a cow up out of the bush if she has some kind of problem. The advantage is a lot less problems! I like selling yearlings. I get to see how they perform on grass. The later calves often out perform the earlier ones. It's really a personal choice. A wise old man once told me its not when they are born...its when you sell them that counts. [/QUOTE]
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