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Late May - June Calving and Grass Fed Operation
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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1670091" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>I would recommend castrating the bull calves early. We band most when fairly young and I have never implanted. Our steer calves wean off on average a little heavier than heifer calves. I would also recommend weaning all the calves . We run steer and heifer calves together. Leaving the calves on the cows past 7 to 8 months at the most is not a good idea. The cows need time to rest and get built back up so to speak before calving again, and not all cows will self wean. That can result in a lot of calf loss. The older calves will take the milk/colostrum from the newborns. I agree with [USER=14161]@gcreekrch[/USER] that the young cattle running with cowherd will result in the young ones not growing or thriving well at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1670091, member: 24816"] I would recommend castrating the bull calves early. We band most when fairly young and I have never implanted. Our steer calves wean off on average a little heavier than heifer calves. I would also recommend weaning all the calves . We run steer and heifer calves together. Leaving the calves on the cows past 7 to 8 months at the most is not a good idea. The cows need time to rest and get built back up so to speak before calving again, and not all cows will self wean. That can result in a lot of calf loss. The older calves will take the milk/colostrum from the newborns. I agree with [USER=14161]@gcreekrch[/USER] that the young cattle running with cowherd will result in the young ones not growing or thriving well at all. [/QUOTE]
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