gerardplauche
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Sugarman":6ng1x72w said:I guess he lives by the old adage- "Old enough to feed em, Old enough to breed em"
Nicely put. :lol2: :lol2:
Sugarman":6ng1x72w said:I guess he lives by the old adage- "Old enough to feed em, Old enough to breed em"
Sugarman":1wsnivzv said:I guess he lives by the old adage- "Old enough to feed em, Old enough to breed em"
I'm glad you guys are having fun making your jokes. I'm not asking you to believe me but please use a little common sense. If you think about it, a two month old calf is at mother's side when the bull is put into the pasture. The calf getting bred was definately not a goal of mine. If I would have known about it I would have terminated the pregnancy. I never imagined they could get bred that early myself but obviously it can happen. As far as a mixup in the calf, that is impossible. She was being fed with fellow yearlings only in a seperate lot not to mention she had the feet hanging out and couldn't have the calf on her own as she was too small. Had to do a c-section and both she and the calf died because of complications. My only explanation is that it was a freak of nature. If you still don't believe the story then move along. I don't see the point in making what I have to say a joke.gerardplauche":3vafkk73 said:Sugarman":3vafkk73 said:I guess he lives by the old adage- "Old enough to feed em, Old enough to breed em"
Nicely put. :lol2: :lol2:
novaman":2ieo2vl8 said:I'm glad you guys are having fun making your jokes. I'm not asking you to believe me but please use a little common sense. If you think about it, a two month old calf is at mother's side when the bull is put into the pasture. The calf getting bred was definately not a goal of mine. If I would have known about it I would have terminated the pregnancy. I never imagined they could get bred that early myself but obviously it can happen. As far as a mixup in the calf, that is impossible. She was being fed with fellow yearlings only in a seperate lot not to mention she had the feet hanging out and couldn't have the calf on her own as she was too small. Had to do a c-section and both she and the calf died because of complications. My only explanation is that it was a freak of nature. If you still don't believe the story then move along. I don't see the point in making what I have to say a joke.gerardplauche":2ieo2vl8 said:Sugarman":2ieo2vl8 said:I guess he lives by the old adage- "Old enough to feed em, Old enough to breed em"
Nicely put. :lol2: :lol2:
Jovid":1syyystf said:gerardplauche":1syyystf said:novaman":1syyystf said:It isn't an age thing. It depends on how fast the animal matures and their size. I've had heifers bred as early as 2 months of age. Obviously the goal is to get them to a point where the pregnancy won't hinder their growth or their ability to give birth. That said I try to breed my heifers by 15 months of age so their first calf is right at 2 years of age. As far as bulls I'm not sure. All I can tell you is that I buy yearlings and they go out with the girls around 15 months of age and have never had a problem.
2 months??? I'm blown away...
Sort of questioned that one myself. But if he said it happened I'm sure it did ;-)
dun":rmiyq4ds said:We breed strictly based on our normal breeding season. We don;t want the calves born much before March 1 and don't like them born later then mid to late april. Since all of our calves are born in that window we breed the heifers to calf in the same. Makes them around 14-15 months when bred. One standard rule of thumb is I won't retain a heifer I wouldn;t be willing to buy.
gerardplauche":1oofm71h said:novaman":1oofm71h said:It isn't an age thing. It depends on how fast the animal matures and their size. I've had heifers bred as early as 2 months of age. Obviously the goal is to get them to a point where the pregnancy won't hinder their growth or their ability to give birth. That said I try to breed my heifers by 15 months of age so their first calf is right at 2 years of age. As far as bulls I'm not sure. All I can tell you is that I buy yearlings and they go out with the girls around 15 months of age and have never had a problem.
2 months??? I'm blown away...
Double R Ranch":3rquxbs5 said:I The estimated time of breeding according to the vet was 3 months old.Double R
iowahawkeyes":1yor1c9f said:Someone mentioned on another string they couldn't understand why someone up North where the weather is so severe will breed cows to calf in that cold weather. I'm curious too.