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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 640998" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>Thanks for the suggestions, Knersie.</p><p></p><p>Last year after a very wet lush (flood) spring and early summer the weather in my area turned very dry for most of July throuh about mid September.</p><p></p><p>My corn was also very wet and late. I could not let them on it until about the first week in Oct, had to pull them off for a week, then finally let them on cornstalks for good about the third week in Oct.</p><p></p><p>So they really did not get a good run on corn before weaning at Nov 1. They were not looking like I want them to look so I weaned them. Last fall's calves were also from a rent-a-bull. Some good calves, some so-so but background of the sire was really unknown. This is one reason I did purchase a bull.</p><p></p><p>You have started me thinking - rather than automatically weaning at 6 mos this coming fall, I will wait and give the cows more time on the corn before making a decision. I may have jumped a bit early this past fall because I did not really know how they would do on the standing corn.</p><p></p><p>My calves were all born within a 29 day period this past spring! Luck.I would not wean a 4 month old calf. I want them at least 500 lb at wean. This past year my calves' 205 day AWW was 588 lb for all; heifers avg 553 lb steers avg 635 lb.</p><p></p><p>It will be a whole new ball game this spring with my bull and I hope to get the corn in sooner and let the cows at it sooner now that I know a bit more about what I am doing. I am also aiming at bringing my average cow mature weight down to about 1200 lb. If I want them to wean a 50% calf that means I need the calves to average 600 lb 205 day AWW. 620 or 630 lb herd average WW would be even better.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your suggestions.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 640998, member: 7509"] Thanks for the suggestions, Knersie. Last year after a very wet lush (flood) spring and early summer the weather in my area turned very dry for most of July throuh about mid September. My corn was also very wet and late. I could not let them on it until about the first week in Oct, had to pull them off for a week, then finally let them on cornstalks for good about the third week in Oct. So they really did not get a good run on corn before weaning at Nov 1. They were not looking like I want them to look so I weaned them. Last fall's calves were also from a rent-a-bull. Some good calves, some so-so but background of the sire was really unknown. This is one reason I did purchase a bull. You have started me thinking - rather than automatically weaning at 6 mos this coming fall, I will wait and give the cows more time on the corn before making a decision. I may have jumped a bit early this past fall because I did not really know how they would do on the standing corn. My calves were all born within a 29 day period this past spring! Luck.I would not wean a 4 month old calf. I want them at least 500 lb at wean. This past year my calves' 205 day AWW was 588 lb for all; heifers avg 553 lb steers avg 635 lb. It will be a whole new ball game this spring with my bull and I hope to get the corn in sooner and let the cows at it sooner now that I know a bit more about what I am doing. I am also aiming at bringing my average cow mature weight down to about 1200 lb. If I want them to wean a 50% calf that means I need the calves to average 600 lb 205 day AWW. 620 or 630 lb herd average WW would be even better. Thanks for your suggestions. Jim [/QUOTE]
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