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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1818208" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>For me the ideal time to breed heifers as far as English or most continental would be 14-15 months to calve at 23-24 months.</p><p>Like [USER=694]@Caustic Burno[/USER] stated Brahmans as well as some continentals mature later</p><p>Over the years I have bought several young heifers that were already bred as well as some that I had raised that got bred before they were weaned.</p><p>That would put them at calving at 15-16 months or so. That's certainly not ideal, but more often than not it's ended up pretty well for us.</p><p>My game plan for those heifers is to feed them a long to help them grow and develop, but not get them fat.</p><p>After calving, I usually run them with the heifer group, or a smaller group that I am still feeding along. Those young heifers are still growing and raising a calf so they need some extra feeding to help them along. All of the heifers that I have done that way have turned out to be the same mature size as their herd mates.</p><p>[USER=8202]@Lannie[/USER] we have a young Jersey heifer now that is 7-8 months old and coming in heat like clockwork, you know she's in when she bawls and runs nonstop for a couple of days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1818208, member: 24816"] For me the ideal time to breed heifers as far as English or most continental would be 14-15 months to calve at 23-24 months. Like [USER=694]@Caustic Burno[/USER] stated Brahmans as well as some continentals mature later Over the years I have bought several young heifers that were already bred as well as some that I had raised that got bred before they were weaned. That would put them at calving at 15-16 months or so. That’s certainly not ideal, but more often than not it’s ended up pretty well for us. My game plan for those heifers is to feed them a long to help them grow and develop, but not get them fat. After calving, I usually run them with the heifer group, or a smaller group that I am still feeding along. Those young heifers are still growing and raising a calf so they need some extra feeding to help them along. All of the heifers that I have done that way have turned out to be the same mature size as their herd mates. [USER=8202]@Lannie[/USER] we have a young Jersey heifer now that is 7-8 months old and coming in heat like clockwork, you know she’s in when she bawls and runs nonstop for a couple of days. [/QUOTE]
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