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<blockquote data-quote="John SD" data-source="post: 1182971" data-attributes="member: 14713"><p>Ideally, heifers are wintered seperate from mama cows seperate from bulls. </p><p></p><p> Without a calf on them, the mamas can rough it pretty well grazing winter range if the snow doesn't get too deep until after the first of the year. Nutritional requirement increase substantially in the last trimester of pregnancy. That usually means a little cake or ear corn if still out on range, or decent hay.</p><p></p><p>Keep bulls seperate, because they require a little more TLC than mama cows, and you don't want them near the heifers especially come spring <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> I had a quarter that worked well for winter bull pasture with water/protection, and it did not directly join any adjacent pasture with my own or neighbor's females in it. ;-) </p><p></p><p>Heifers around here usually got ground hay and some cracked corn/DDG, salt/mineral and maybe a lick tub.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John SD, post: 1182971, member: 14713"] Ideally, heifers are wintered seperate from mama cows seperate from bulls. Without a calf on them, the mamas can rough it pretty well grazing winter range if the snow doesn't get too deep until after the first of the year. Nutritional requirement increase substantially in the last trimester of pregnancy. That usually means a little cake or ear corn if still out on range, or decent hay. Keep bulls seperate, because they require a little more TLC than mama cows, and you don't want them near the heifers especially come spring :oops: I had a quarter that worked well for winter bull pasture with water/protection, and it did not directly join any adjacent pasture with my own or neighbor's females in it. ;-) Heifers around here usually got ground hay and some cracked corn/DDG, salt/mineral and maybe a lick tub. [/QUOTE]
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