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<blockquote data-quote="torogmc81" data-source="post: 1218162" data-attributes="member: 21164"><p>I was hoping for Feb. 1st start to the calving season. Let the bull in a little earlier, especially think this cow having her first calf last feb. 14 would take a few cycles longer than normal but she sure proved me wrong. She kept great condition and raised a good sized heifer and bread back quick. </p><p></p><p>I think our plan next year is to move back to mid to late Feb. We actually sold this herd bull (sire of this calf in pic) in December. We are going strictly to AI, which we started in December on a couple of fall cows. </p><p></p><p>Deciding on when we are going to calf is the weight of two issues with me. Bitter cold calving conditions OR breeding in the hot humid early summer. Either more work with cold temps or possible problems like I had a few years ago with getting cows bred back. I have a lot of time flexibility in the winter so I'm willing to spend some extra time in the winter making sure calves are protected and on the right tract. Our weather is so unpredictable here it's really more of a guessing game than anything. 30-40 degree swings in temps in the winter are very common. So I could easily have a feb. 10 calf and it's 52 degrees out. All IMO of course. If I was in Wisconsin I'd be calving a lot later I'm sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="torogmc81, post: 1218162, member: 21164"] I was hoping for Feb. 1st start to the calving season. Let the bull in a little earlier, especially think this cow having her first calf last feb. 14 would take a few cycles longer than normal but she sure proved me wrong. She kept great condition and raised a good sized heifer and bread back quick. I think our plan next year is to move back to mid to late Feb. We actually sold this herd bull (sire of this calf in pic) in December. We are going strictly to AI, which we started in December on a couple of fall cows. Deciding on when we are going to calf is the weight of two issues with me. Bitter cold calving conditions OR breeding in the hot humid early summer. Either more work with cold temps or possible problems like I had a few years ago with getting cows bred back. I have a lot of time flexibility in the winter so I'm willing to spend some extra time in the winter making sure calves are protected and on the right tract. Our weather is so unpredictable here it's really more of a guessing game than anything. 30-40 degree swings in temps in the winter are very common. So I could easily have a feb. 10 calf and it's 52 degrees out. All IMO of course. If I was in Wisconsin I'd be calving a lot later I'm sure. [/QUOTE]
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