puberty of herefords

[Baldie Maker]

I recently purchased 2 reg. hereford heifers. I've searched the internet for information on when they should come into heat. I can't find any anywhere. Any one out know when you should see the first signs?

 

[KNERSIE]

Depending on how good they've had life you could see the first heat anywhere from 6 months to about 14 months, if they really were shortchanged on groceries it could be even later.

Typically my heifers start cycling at around 9-10 months.

 

[jkwilson]

Depending on how good they've had life you could see the first heat anywhere from 6 months to about 14 months, if they really were shortchanged on groceries it could be even later.

Typically my heifers start cycling at around 9-10 months.

Pretty well my experience, except for the heifer I lost when she calved at 13 months.

 

[alexfarms]

Depending on how good they've had life you could see the first heat anywhere from 6 months to about 14 months, if they really were shortchanged on groceries it could be even later.

Typically my heifers start cycling at around 9-10 months.

Pretty well my experience, except for the heifer I lost when she calved at 13 months.

A heifer that calved at 13 months? wow. Too bad you lost her. Very unusual, I would think. 19 months is about the earliest we have had one calve, i believe. There is usually one or two cycling around 8 months every year, I have even gotten a couple of them accidently exposed to a bull at that age, but none ever conceived.
john

 

[Mat Man]

I had 1/2 jersey-1/2 angus heafer to get out of a holding pen with other heafers.She went through 3 fence to get to the bull.Got her back up the same day.The next weekend give a shot of lute.
9 months later we pulled a calf from her.Lucky thay both made it.17 months old when calved.

 

[LoveMoo11]

They will start cycling before you probably want to breed them...most people wait and time it so they calve around two years...dealing with a young pregnant heifer can be difficult and you can lose either the heifer or the calf pretty easily.

 

[cfpinz]

Had a 15mo angus heifer calve last year, got bred to a straight simmi bull. Had to pull it, hard for an 800 lb heifer to spit out a 97lb calf.

 

[greenwillowhereford II]

6-9 months is the typical range at our place. I believe the moderate frame heifers will cycle earlier than the large frame heifers.

 

[3waycross]

Not sure about Herefords but our Gelbvieh/Shorthorn crosses have been cycling pretty regularily around 4 ro 5 months.

Had a vet tell me they had seen Gelbvieh cycle as early as 3 1/2 months in a study they did at vet school.

 

[Angus Cowman]

I had 1/2 jersey-1/2 angus heafer to get out of a holding pen with other heafers.She went through 3 fence to get to the bull.Got her back up the same day.The next weekend give a shot of lute.
9 months later we pulled a calf from her.Lucky thay both made it.17 months old when calved.

Wait for 30 days and you will get better results from the lut

 

[Baldie Maker]

Had the vet check both of my heifers today and he said they are open and have all the right parts! :cboy: