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Retaining 2022 Heifers ?
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<blockquote data-quote="TCRanch" data-source="post: 1745417" data-attributes="member: 24027"><p>[USER=16512]@Rancher[/USER] and [USER=12520]@Silver[/USER], does the colder calving and milder grazing climate where you live have anything to do with better performing 2nd cycle cows - and heifers? Just curious. I have retained late calvers in the past, based primarily on emotion (but I love her!!!), and some of them have caught up and fit in with my 45-day goal (which ain't gonna happen this year). But more often than not, she remains late or all over the place.</p><p></p><p>That said, there's clearly no guarantee. I've retained all the heifers from one of my fave cows (and her 2nd granddaughter) and they've all calved early, raised very nice calves and bred back right away. Until this year. Her 5th heifer just had her first calf earlier this week - way after the other heifers calved and just over 2 months from the start of calving. She's a great first time mama and hopefully she'll catch up, but gotta be honest, I'm a little disappointed. I saw the bull supposedly breed her 2 other times before she finally settled.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TCRanch, post: 1745417, member: 24027"] [USER=16512]@Rancher[/USER] and [USER=12520]@Silver[/USER], does the colder calving and milder grazing climate where you live have anything to do with better performing 2nd cycle cows - and heifers? Just curious. I have retained late calvers in the past, based primarily on emotion (but I love her!!!), and some of them have caught up and fit in with my 45-day goal (which ain't gonna happen this year). But more often than not, she remains late or all over the place. That said, there's clearly no guarantee. I've retained all the heifers from one of my fave cows (and her 2nd granddaughter) and they've all calved early, raised very nice calves and bred back right away. Until this year. Her 5th heifer just had her first calf earlier this week - way after the other heifers calved and just over 2 months from the start of calving. She's a great first time mama and hopefully she'll catch up, but gotta be honest, I'm a little disappointed. I saw the bull supposedly breed her 2 other times before she finally settled. [/QUOTE]
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