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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1615322" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>I am one that does not push my heifers. We don't get quite the growth that some do, and I just like them to have a little more age. I try to calve heifers at 27-30 months. I can't tell you their weight, but they just have to look big enough to me and it seems that they are in the 27-30 month when the calf hits the ground. I also like it because they are just a little more settled and do a better job of letting me graft a calf or 2 on them along with their own. Or to milk, they seem to produce a decent amount. Sure it is genetics too, but I just like that age. I have less problem with breeding back if they are that little bit older. I use either a jersey, guernsey, or an easy calving angus on the heifers. </p><p>I try to calve my heifers in the spring. Right now have a group of beef heifers that got bred for fall calving this year, and they aren't doing as good as the spring calvers do. They are going to get supplemented with some silage along. But again, they were barely 24-25 months when they calved. This group got bred sooner than we usually do, just turned out they looked good, and where they were we put the bull in. They don't seem to have the milk that I would like them to have but they are getting protein tubs since with this ankle I can't get around as fast and they will push me around. If any don't breed back, they will get held over, but for now they are now with a bull for fall calving next year too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1615322, member: 25884"] I am one that does not push my heifers. We don't get quite the growth that some do, and I just like them to have a little more age. I try to calve heifers at 27-30 months. I can't tell you their weight, but they just have to look big enough to me and it seems that they are in the 27-30 month when the calf hits the ground. I also like it because they are just a little more settled and do a better job of letting me graft a calf or 2 on them along with their own. Or to milk, they seem to produce a decent amount. Sure it is genetics too, but I just like that age. I have less problem with breeding back if they are that little bit older. I use either a jersey, guernsey, or an easy calving angus on the heifers. I try to calve my heifers in the spring. Right now have a group of beef heifers that got bred for fall calving this year, and they aren't doing as good as the spring calvers do. They are going to get supplemented with some silage along. But again, they were barely 24-25 months when they calved. This group got bred sooner than we usually do, just turned out they looked good, and where they were we put the bull in. They don't seem to have the milk that I would like them to have but they are getting protein tubs since with this ankle I can't get around as fast and they will push me around. If any don't breed back, they will get held over, but for now they are now with a bull for fall calving next year too. [/QUOTE]
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