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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 639540" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>I agree with the 3.5 to 4 BCS.</p><p>But, lets go back to the breeding issue. How old was the calf you say you just weaned??</p><p>By right, she should have been bred when the calf was 2-3 months old. You're saying you weaned the calf & she's been with a bull 2 weeks?? Unless, she did not fit your calving "season", a cow should be 4 months pregnant by the time she weans her calf.</p><p>3 GALLONS OF GRAIN!!!! :shock: Let's get real. Holy moly - noone can afford to feed cows like that!</p><p>Now that her calf is weaned, she should put weight on without ANY GRAIN (even a normal cow that is pregnant 4-5 months along). If not, she's not worth keeping around. Especially, if she is just now getting bred. She has TONS of time to put weight on before calving.</p><p>I may pamper a 1st or 2nd calf heifer that gets thin, by weaning her calf a month early - but in the real world you cannot grain them.</p><p>Do you normally let your cows calve every 16 months?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 639540, member: 968"] I agree with the 3.5 to 4 BCS. But, lets go back to the breeding issue. How old was the calf you say you just weaned?? By right, she should have been bred when the calf was 2-3 months old. You're saying you weaned the calf & she's been with a bull 2 weeks?? Unless, she did not fit your calving "season", a cow should be 4 months pregnant by the time she weans her calf. 3 GALLONS OF GRAIN!!!! :shock: Let's get real. Holy moly - noone can afford to feed cows like that! Now that her calf is weaned, she should put weight on without ANY GRAIN (even a normal cow that is pregnant 4-5 months along). If not, she's not worth keeping around. Especially, if she is just now getting bred. She has TONS of time to put weight on before calving. I may pamper a 1st or 2nd calf heifer that gets thin, by weaning her calf a month early - but in the real world you cannot grain them. Do you normally let your cows calve every 16 months? [/QUOTE]
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