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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1433013" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I think calving much before 2 years stunts their growth.. maybe even at 2 years it does to an extent.. Our last monster cows were bred to calf at 3 years old, so they really grew out... can't say it was a profitable idea though.</p><p>Last year I had one that just stopped growing when she got bred... Lost the calf, 110 lb heifer calf on a 900 lb cow doesn't work well... I had another calf for her to take care of, she was 950 when I sold her that fall at 2 1/2 years old... I think someone needed their eyesight checked, she had a rather evident c section scar, not much of an udder, and I swear I got bred heifer price for her, not cull cow.. Who knows, maybe she turned out alright after all... she was pretty</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1433013, member: 9096"] I think calving much before 2 years stunts their growth.. maybe even at 2 years it does to an extent.. Our last monster cows were bred to calf at 3 years old, so they really grew out... can't say it was a profitable idea though. Last year I had one that just stopped growing when she got bred... Lost the calf, 110 lb heifer calf on a 900 lb cow doesn't work well... I had another calf for her to take care of, she was 950 when I sold her that fall at 2 1/2 years old... I think someone needed their eyesight checked, she had a rather evident c section scar, not much of an udder, and I swear I got bred heifer price for her, not cull cow.. Who knows, maybe she turned out alright after all... she was pretty [/QUOTE]
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