auctionboy
Well-known member
What do you think of my registered jersey heifer? She is 18 months old, but not bred yet. Cant get the pictures to work.
auctionboy":2jvyn514 said:What do you think of my registered jersey heifer? She is 18 months old, but not bred yet..... Guess I can't put a picture up because it is aspx?
18 months old and only 750 pounds? Something isn't right here. I'm not familiar with Jerseys but she should be heavier than that I believe. Also, she should be bred by now. She is going to be over 27 months old before she would have her first calf.auctionboy":vwoxwtm5 said:Wow it worked!!!!! She is about #750. Judge away.
regolith":2g48hwie said:Depending on her genetics, her weight is probably fine. My Jerseys have a mature weight of around 900 lb, and at 24 months are doing well to be 800.
spenser260":z7ljwuum said:hillsdown,
I agree with you 1000%. Being a dairy man myself, milk is ultimately the goal and anybody is gonna take a cow milking 100 lbs over one milking 50. The only problem there is that a cow that lives to be 12 years old is going to make you more money than one that you get 3 lactations out of and then you have to cull. Thats where the judging comes in because a cow with "type" will hold up better than on that just milks like a train.
novaman":1f1ybsf5 said:spenser260":1f1ybsf5 said:hillsdown,
I agree with you 1000%. Being a dairy man myself, milk is ultimately the goal and anybody is gonna take a cow milking 100 lbs over one milking 50. The only problem there is that a cow that lives to be 12 years old is going to make you more money than one that you get 3 lactations out of and then you have to cull. Thats where the judging comes in because a cow with "type" will hold up better than on that just milks like a train.
You may be right but I've got several old cows that look ugly as can be but they are some of my best milkers. I still don't quite understand what all goes into type so my comments are limited as far as that goes.