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Honeydew is 10 months old now and 550lbs by dairy tape.
Estimate weight of Jersey calf
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Travlr
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Um... is this the same heifer as "Honeydew?"
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TexasJerseyMilker
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Yep it's Honeydew 
She weighed 55 when I bought her from a dairy so she's added another zero to her weight. I must have been looking at the wrong breed on the dairy tape last time.
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She weighed 55 when I bought her from a dairy so she's added another zero to her weight. I must have been looking at the wrong breed on the dairy tape last time.Bathrobe belts are multi purpose.
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Travlr
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So you said 670 on April 4th, and now 550. Using a "Jersey" tape to get 670, and a "dairy" tape to get 550?Yep
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TexasJerseyMilker
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The Coburn Dairy Tape has 3 breeds on it. And the one they sent me the Jersey strip on the tape was cut half through, sewn and and printed over. I had them send me a new readable one. How much do you weigh by tape, Traveler? Beef breed tape I guess.
Beef breed tape I guess.
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I'm just trying to understand what you're saying. It gets a little confusing when an earlier post says an animal is 670 and then the next one says it is 550.The Coburn Dairy Tape has 3 breeds on it. And the one they sent me the Jersey strip on the tape was cut half through, sewn and and printed over. I had them send me a new readable one. How much do you weigh by tape, Traveler?
And I use scales, not tapes. I've gotten fairly good at judging weight by eye, too. But yeah... beef.
And the picture of the heifer looks like she's in exceptional condition.
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TexasJerseyMilker
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By dairy weight tape measured behind my front legs (arms) but above the udder I weigh 136
Do the dairy people here think she's too fat? The grass is so good she doesn't even come in for feed anymore.
Do the dairy people here think she's too fat? The grass is so good she doesn't even come in for feed anymore.
farmerjan
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She looks very good. No, not too fat. Too many want that "too lean" look in dairy animals... sorry... I don't like it and don't think it is optimal. She is a growing heifer... she is carrying good weight and flesh. Her brisket is good and clean looking, not bulging. Better looking than many I have seen.
Jeanne - Simme Valley
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"Today the Jersey heifer is 10 months old and weighs 670lb by Jersey weight tape. The cool season grass is starting to coming in now."
I'm also confused. She was 10 months old before and she's 10 months old now??
She does look really good.
I'm also confused. She was 10 months old before and she's 10 months old now??
She does look really good.
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TexasJerseyMilker
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The calf was born at Foster's dairy on July 4th, 2022. In both of these recent posts she is 10 months old. On April 4th, 2023 the heifer was 10 moths old. Today, April 22, 2023 she is still 10 moths old.
Today I measured her again with a readable dairy tape.
This calf is a honey. Docile, respectful and beautiful with the perfect fawn color I had hoped for. Daphne, my old cow, is the dark red black masked kind. This heifer was a dark red but I chose her because out of all the calves they had lying around in hutches she was looking out the hatch saying Hey, pick me!
Today I measured her again with a readable dairy tape.
This calf is a honey. Docile, respectful and beautiful with the perfect fawn color I had hoped for. Daphne, my old cow, is the dark red black masked kind. This heifer was a dark red but I chose her because out of all the calves they had lying around in hutches she was looking out the hatch saying Hey, pick me!
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Travlr
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But what does she weigh? 670... or 550? I'm betting closer to 550.
Got any scales close by? We know you have a trailer.
MurraysMutts
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She is a very attractive heifer.
I probly shouldn't but I'll say it anyway.
If I was a jersey bull, I'd hit it!
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I probly shouldn't but I'll say it anyway.
If I was a jersey bull, I'd hit it!
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TexasJerseyMilker
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She weighs right at the 550 mark on the Jersey breed strip. It has Jersey, Guenrsey and Holstien breeds.
For all 3 breeds it also has marks for Average Weight at Weaning 3 months, Average weight at 6 months, Lightest breeding weight, which she is now in this category, and Average first calving weight.
I think 10 months old is too young to breed. I know they get bred but not ideal. I've been told 14 to 16 months so they calve around 2 years old.
For all 3 breeds it also has marks for Average Weight at Weaning 3 months, Average weight at 6 months, Lightest breeding weight, which she is now in this category, and Average first calving weight.
I think 10 months old is too young to breed. I know they get bred but not ideal. I've been told 14 to 16 months so they calve around 2 years old.
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She is a honey, isn't she? Look at these honeys.
Honeydew came from a dairy. She will probably be milking 5 to 8 gallons a day. I will be forced to sell milk. You can sell milk here but it has to be off the farm, no advertising allowed and no more than 3 milking cows. I only took a gallon a day from Daphne and the calf took the rest but she never really let down and held back most of the cream. Also, I am done with hand milking so I bought a milking machine for this heifer. Its a Surge Belly Pail, AKA amechanical calf. It hangs under the cow by a strap
That pheasant thing is a soup tureen.
Look at these honeys.Honeydew came from a dairy. She will probably be milking 5 to 8 gallons a day. I will be forced to sell milk. You can sell milk here but it has to be off the farm, no advertising allowed and no more than 3 milking cows. I only took a gallon a day from Daphne and the calf took the rest but she never really let down and held back most of the cream. Also, I am done with hand milking so I bought a milking machine for this heifer. Its a Surge Belly Pail, AKA amechanical calf. It hangs under the cow by a strap
That pheasant thing is a soup tureen.
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Travlr
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Down boy... We already know you have an unhealthy fascination...She is a very attractive heifer.
I probly shouldn't but I'll say it anyway.
If I was a jersey bull, I'd hit it!
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50/50Farms
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That's about right.
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TexasJerseyMilker
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Over the last 48 days she's gained average 2 lbs a day- not bad. Although she was on 6 or 7 lbs of stocker grower up until recently. Now she doesn't even show up for feed.
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TexasJerseyMilker
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She weighed 550lb April 22.
Today almost a month later she weighs 607 for a gain of 57 lbs. Not bad for just grass.
She's 11 months old. If I get her bred in August or September she will have her calf next May during 'Grassus Maximus' at about 2 years of age.
Today almost a month later she weighs 607 for a gain of 57 lbs. Not bad for just grass.
She's 11 months old. If I get her bred in August or September she will have her calf next May during 'Grassus Maximus' at about 2 years of age.
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This is from the university of pennsylvania, jersey growth chart. This is average.
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Beef calves nurse 10 months so a dairy calf can easily be fed milk that long of you can afford it but it is to expensive for me. Once they have a calf, I would say you are way past bottle feeding but I can see giving you pet cow a bottle as a treat or to calm them down for a procedure, or to give medicine without restraining them.
