Preg Checked Today

[gizmom]

Finished pregnancy checking today. Total exposed 110 total confirmed safe 107 I am pleased wish it could ov been 100%. Three of the open were heifers, the 4th was an 11 year old cow, that has done a great job in the past but will get a ride to town this year, along with the heifers.

Gizmom
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[Angus Cowman]

the numbers don't add up 110 hd - 3 hfrs open - 11 yr old cow =106 bred :lol:

Dam good %
good job

 

[gizmom]

Ha your right I am so math challenged! That would be 106 bred, I would blame it on being tired but I just subtracted wrong that is what happens when I do it in my head instead of using a calculator lol. We are really happy with the numbers it looks like the end of September and first of October will be busy, approximately 90% fall into the 90 to 120 day safe range. I hope your not having to deal with any of the storms they are talking about in Missouri, they are some kind of scary. Stay safe!

Gizmom
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[Isomade]

Very nice job Gizmom

 

[3waycross]

That's a great percentage. Good for you. :tiphat: :tiphat:

 

[Angus Cowman]

I hope your not having to deal with any of the storms they are talking about in Missouri, they are some kind of scary. Stay safe!

Gizmom
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we have received right at 14" of rain in less than a week with most of it coming in just a couple of days
luckiliy the tornadoes and bad winds have been south or east of us but supposed to be clear today

 

[dun]

I hope your not having to deal with any of the storms they are talking about in Missouri, they are some kind of scary. Stay safe!

Gizmom
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we have received right at 14" of rain in less than a week with most of it coming in just a couple of days
luckiliy the tornadoes and bad winds have been south or east of us but supposed to be clear today

Did you notice that this morning they're claiming 3 days of no rain after the hammering we're supposed to get saturday and sunday? Of course that is subject to change 10 times a day (at least) until then.

 

[gizmom]

We are dry as a bone here so would love to have some of your rain. While we were working the cattle yesterday the wind was blowing something terrible, Mike made the comment that he was afraid the folks north of us were in for a bad night, and wow was he ever right. The folks in North Alabama took a terrible beating last night. My husband has already been called out by Florida Baptis Disaster Relief he will leave early Sunday monning but they haven't told him where yet.

Gizmom
http://www.gizmoangus.com

 

[c-bar-j76]

you stated approximately 90% fall into the 90 to 120 day safe range

How long was your bull in?

 

[gizmom]

The bulls were in for 104 days, we had planned to pull them at 90 days but got busy and didn't get that task done.

 

[bigbull338]

having 4 come up open isnt bad at all.

 

[Lucky_P]

Saw someone postulate, 25 years or so ago, that if you are getting that 95%+ calf crop that the 'experts' all say you should shoot for...that you're spending way too much money on feed.
There could be something to that - and if you look at profitability vs. production, it might be borne out, in black and white (or red).
How many inefficient or marginally-productive/fertile cows do we keep in our herds if we up the feed inputs to the point that we get 95-100% conception/calving rates? Are we selecting away from TRUE efficiency and fertility?

I dunno, and I'm as guilty as the next guy, if we are. Just something to think about.

 

[dun]

Saw someone postulate, 25 years or so ago, that if you are getting that 95%+ calf crop that the 'experts' all say you should shoot for...that you're spending way too much money on feed.
There could be something to that - and if you look at profitability vs. production, it might be borne out, in black and white (or red).
How many inefficient or marginally-productive/fertile cows do we keep in our herds if we up the feed inputs to the point that we get 95-100% conception/calving rates? Are we selecting away from TRUE efficiency and fertility?

I dunno, and I'm as guilty as the next guy, if we are. Just something to think about.

Wouldn;t that depend on if you're feeding supplements? If they're doing it on grass and hay (as they should) seems like that would be profitable AND productive

 

[Lucky_P]

dun wrote:
"If they're doing it on grass and hay (as they should) seems like that would be profitable AND productive"

Absolutely!!!

But, how many folks are hitting that 95% mark on just grass or hay, with no additional feed supplementation? (I don't know - just wondering aloud.)
I sure couldn't come anywhere close to that number without cutting cow numbers in half (or less) - and maybe that's what I should do - but that REALLY throws me into the 'hobby-farmer' category.

 

[dun]

dun wrote:
"If they're doing it on grass and hay (as they should) seems like that would be profitable AND productive"

Absolutely!!!

But, how many folks are hitting that 95% mark on just grass or hay, with no additional feed supplementation? (I don't know - just wondering aloud.)
I sure couldn't come anywhere close to that number without cutting cow numbers in half (or less) - and maybe that's what I should do - but that REALLY throws me into the 'hobby-farmer' category.

That's where selection criteria comes into play. And 3 years of drought helps to make that selection process easier.