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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 692389" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>Knersie, </p><p></p><p>I don't try to feed any of them into anything! They are all on the same grass they are going to see through their entire lives. They will go to grazing corn over the winter but I will to judge them prior to going to corn - when I have some intact ones to select from!</p><p></p><p>It is interesting to see how the different animals develop. When I am not looking for a bull prospect I would just as soon cut them earlier at 4-5 weeks old rather than later at weaning time. I like what I have seen so far leaving a bull calf with his mama to look after him as he heals in late spring. The spring cut steers are fully healed and growing great now.</p><p></p><p>As you suggested, I am going to keep the calves on the cows as long as possible this fall as long as the cow condition holds up. This means weaning and late cutting may not be until the middle of November. I have been told that it may be better to cut them in cooler weather....we'll see.</p><p></p><p>I am wrestling with how to keep my one bull, T21, effective for as long as possible yet keep some of his outstanding daughters as I expand beef production. So I am looking for one good bull calf from T21 and one of my target 1200 lb cows to use for the future in a modified line breeding system. In the future I'll give them as bit longer before deciding which of the candidates get cut and which stay intact. Thanks for your help. Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 692389, member: 7509"] Knersie, I don't try to feed any of them into anything! They are all on the same grass they are going to see through their entire lives. They will go to grazing corn over the winter but I will to judge them prior to going to corn - when I have some intact ones to select from! It is interesting to see how the different animals develop. When I am not looking for a bull prospect I would just as soon cut them earlier at 4-5 weeks old rather than later at weaning time. I like what I have seen so far leaving a bull calf with his mama to look after him as he heals in late spring. The spring cut steers are fully healed and growing great now. As you suggested, I am going to keep the calves on the cows as long as possible this fall as long as the cow condition holds up. This means weaning and late cutting may not be until the middle of November. I have been told that it may be better to cut them in cooler weather....we'll see. I am wrestling with how to keep my one bull, T21, effective for as long as possible yet keep some of his outstanding daughters as I expand beef production. So I am looking for one good bull calf from T21 and one of my target 1200 lb cows to use for the future in a modified line breeding system. In the future I'll give them as bit longer before deciding which of the candidates get cut and which stay intact. Thanks for your help. Jim [/QUOTE]
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