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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 585012" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>Well, that would depend on what you want for a calving season. Cows that are under a month bred now wont calve before about June 5. For me, these cows wouldn't work as we like to calve March and April. Fertility, is the pretty important, and if she can't get bred in the time frame she needs to be in then she really isn't something you want to keep. It is hard to get a late calving cow (especially one that is 2-3 months behind) to catch back up with the rest of the herd. There is a chance that these two could go on and be good reliable producers, but I think there is likely a better chance that they will be hit and miss cows, or perpetually late calvers. Pretty is as pretty does, and good looking cows aren't always the best cows in the herd. </p><p></p><p>But, if you really do like these cows, and want to take a chance on them, wait another month and recheck them. You can always calve them out and see if they breed back in better time next year, and then make your decision on them. But you have to draw a line somewhere, and sometimes that means sending some good looking young cows down the road.</p><p></p><p>We have been in the same position before, and some we kept, some we sold. Got one cow in the herd that is 10 years old. She calved in late June as a heifer and then moved up from there. She is one of the best cows we own. But I have also seen the opposite happen, and you end up with a cow that consistantly calves late. It all depends on what you want in your herd.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 585012, member: 2308"] Well, that would depend on what you want for a calving season. Cows that are under a month bred now wont calve before about June 5. For me, these cows wouldn't work as we like to calve March and April. Fertility, is the pretty important, and if she can't get bred in the time frame she needs to be in then she really isn't something you want to keep. It is hard to get a late calving cow (especially one that is 2-3 months behind) to catch back up with the rest of the herd. There is a chance that these two could go on and be good reliable producers, but I think there is likely a better chance that they will be hit and miss cows, or perpetually late calvers. Pretty is as pretty does, and good looking cows aren't always the best cows in the herd. But, if you really do like these cows, and want to take a chance on them, wait another month and recheck them. You can always calve them out and see if they breed back in better time next year, and then make your decision on them. But you have to draw a line somewhere, and sometimes that means sending some good looking young cows down the road. We have been in the same position before, and some we kept, some we sold. Got one cow in the herd that is 10 years old. She calved in late June as a heifer and then moved up from there. She is one of the best cows we own. But I have also seen the opposite happen, and you end up with a cow that consistantly calves late. It all depends on what you want in your herd. [/QUOTE]
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