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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 610685" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>Yes, I do. I don't like 60lb calves because I find that if they DON'T get up and going right away, they are the ones you end up toting in to the hot box or house because they freeze up too fast. All the 'porch calves' I can think of off hand were under 80 lb calves. It isn't too often that we tote a 90+ lb calf into the house. That, pluse those little ones simply don't match the bigger calf come weaning time. A bigger calf takes longer to cool off, and seems to recover easier with less added heat.</p><p></p><p>Our cows average in the 1150-1250 lb range. Our avg BW is in the 90-95 lb range year in and year out. We assist a very small percentage, most of these will be malpresentations, and a lot of those are under 95 lbs. I don't consider 95 lbs big. I expect our cows to be able to handle 8-9% of their weight. If they can't they better throw a growthy smaller calf, or they go down the road.</p><p></p><p>I am not afraid of a bull with a 95-105 lb BW. I don't like to go a lot higher than that, just to be on the safe side. We have used bulls over that with out problems, however. As of right now our herd sires have BW's of BA-100 lbs, BA - 100 lbs, RA - 92 lbs and HH - 95 lbs. We do need to pick up a heifer bull, as I don't feel comfortable with any of those bulls on our heifers. </p><p></p><p>Both bulls we used on heifers last spring were 100 lb act BW. But having used them on cows the previous 2 years, I was comfortable using them on heifers. One averaged 79 lb BW and the other 84 lbs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 610685, member: 2308"] Yes, I do. I don't like 60lb calves because I find that if they DON'T get up and going right away, they are the ones you end up toting in to the hot box or house because they freeze up too fast. All the 'porch calves' I can think of off hand were under 80 lb calves. It isn't too often that we tote a 90+ lb calf into the house. That, pluse those little ones simply don't match the bigger calf come weaning time. A bigger calf takes longer to cool off, and seems to recover easier with less added heat. Our cows average in the 1150-1250 lb range. Our avg BW is in the 90-95 lb range year in and year out. We assist a very small percentage, most of these will be malpresentations, and a lot of those are under 95 lbs. I don't consider 95 lbs big. I expect our cows to be able to handle 8-9% of their weight. If they can't they better throw a growthy smaller calf, or they go down the road. I am not afraid of a bull with a 95-105 lb BW. I don't like to go a lot higher than that, just to be on the safe side. We have used bulls over that with out problems, however. As of right now our herd sires have BW's of BA-100 lbs, BA - 100 lbs, RA - 92 lbs and HH - 95 lbs. We do need to pick up a heifer bull, as I don't feel comfortable with any of those bulls on our heifers. Both bulls we used on heifers last spring were 100 lb act BW. But having used them on cows the previous 2 years, I was comfortable using them on heifers. One averaged 79 lb BW and the other 84 lbs. [/QUOTE]
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