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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 624900" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Knersie - </p><p>Very nice heifers. No matter how good they are, we can always find SOMETHING we "wish" we could change. None of them are PERFECT. You just try to exhibit the ones that most fit that "perfect" image.</p><p>In my situation, we calve out our heifers at 21-25 months of age.</p><p>Typically, our last show would be in October, so a bred yearling would be put out with her contemporaries & raised on baleage thru the winter. Calve out, kept on baleage nursing her calf, than out on grass. Our typical first show would be in July, so if we were going to show her as a c/c pair, we would probably pull her in off pasture late May, and get her started on grain & halter break calf.</p><p>So --- I would expect them to be in great shape right now, especially since you say they were fat in October (and it is your summer - sigh!). You did the right thing, taking them off grain. If they don't need it for BCS, than why waste your time & money.</p><p>Some farms keep their cattle on grain year round.</p><p>And, like you, we show out of neccessity also. It is the cheapest way for us to advertise our farm, and winning always helps get that higher dollar. We specialize in show quality genetics that work in a commercial environment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 624900, member: 968"] Knersie - Very nice heifers. No matter how good they are, we can always find SOMETHING we "wish" we could change. None of them are PERFECT. You just try to exhibit the ones that most fit that "perfect" image. In my situation, we calve out our heifers at 21-25 months of age. Typically, our last show would be in October, so a bred yearling would be put out with her contemporaries & raised on baleage thru the winter. Calve out, kept on baleage nursing her calf, than out on grass. Our typical first show would be in July, so if we were going to show her as a c/c pair, we would probably pull her in off pasture late May, and get her started on grain & halter break calf. So --- I would expect them to be in great shape right now, especially since you say they were fat in October (and it is your summer - sigh!). You did the right thing, taking them off grain. If they don't need it for BCS, than why waste your time & money. Some farms keep their cattle on grain year round. And, like you, we show out of neccessity also. It is the cheapest way for us to advertise our farm, and winning always helps get that higher dollar. We specialize in show quality genetics that work in a commercial environment. [/QUOTE]
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