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Palpation day (or "Oh crud") revisited
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<blockquote data-quote="Jen" data-source="post: 512726" data-attributes="member: 7978"><p>I have the cows and heifers on a 50 day breeding season. Like it alot, that way get most if not all of them calved out before planting. We also have a fall herd and on those we go 60 days, we found they are harder to breed that time of year. We expect a 10% open on the heifers, but we get around a 4-5% open on the cows. #1 For palpating we wait at least 50 days after the bulls are pulled. # 2,3,4 a cow here, goes no matter what the reason if she is open. No second chances, a cow just pays for herself when the prices are low; sometimes not even accomplishing that. No sense in eating hay if she can't make a return. If they lose a calf in the summer, but are bred they stay. I am pretty hard on them, but I also feel we get a good breed back percentage for the amount on of time with the bulls.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jen, post: 512726, member: 7978"] I have the cows and heifers on a 50 day breeding season. Like it alot, that way get most if not all of them calved out before planting. We also have a fall herd and on those we go 60 days, we found they are harder to breed that time of year. We expect a 10% open on the heifers, but we get around a 4-5% open on the cows. #1 For palpating we wait at least 50 days after the bulls are pulled. # 2,3,4 a cow here, goes no matter what the reason if she is open. No second chances, a cow just pays for herself when the prices are low; sometimes not even accomplishing that. No sense in eating hay if she can't make a return. If they lose a calf in the summer, but are bred they stay. I am pretty hard on them, but I also feel we get a good breed back percentage for the amount on of time with the bulls. [/QUOTE]
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