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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 214934"><p>The picture of the two girls was taken when they were roughly 19mths.... trust me, they're much bigger now! And the red one at bottom is just 12 months at the time.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A lot of good stud breeders tend to aim for having their heifers calving down at about 2 1/2 to 3 yrs... these heifers were joined later than usual because of their show career. This isn't to say that this is the usual calving age, I know a lot of other breeds have different ideas and aim to have heifers calving at 2. There are also a few Shorty breeders who do the same.Once heifers are being shown in cow classes (usually 20 months and over), they are expected to be either PTIC or have a calf at foot. I personally prefer to aim for 2 1/2 to 3yrs age gap, as I feel it gives them a bit of extra time to mature, and having seen animals who have calved younger and never reached their full potential see it as the better option.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 214934"] The picture of the two girls was taken when they were roughly 19mths.... trust me, they're much bigger now! And the red one at bottom is just 12 months at the time. A lot of good stud breeders tend to aim for having their heifers calving down at about 2 1/2 to 3 yrs... these heifers were joined later than usual because of their show career. This isn't to say that this is the usual calving age, I know a lot of other breeds have different ideas and aim to have heifers calving at 2. There are also a few Shorty breeders who do the same.Once heifers are being shown in cow classes (usually 20 months and over), they are expected to be either PTIC or have a calf at foot. I personally prefer to aim for 2 1/2 to 3yrs age gap, as I feel it gives them a bit of extra time to mature, and having seen animals who have calved younger and never reached their full potential see it as the better option. [/QUOTE]
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