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Spring calving vs. Fall calving
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<blockquote data-quote="Hippie Rancher" data-source="post: 743612" data-attributes="member: 4203"><p>so many variables to consider</p><p>what are your goals?</p><p>how are the markets, weather, feed - and when? what are your facilities - are they out on their own or handled a lot and calving up close under supervision? Do hungry predators figure into planning? Other farm/ranch/family activities (planting/harvesting, kids activities, other livestock etc)</p><p></p><p>Hard to beat what nature guides - when do the large herbivores in your area give birth? For cattle highest milk production and growth should happen when pastures/feed are peaking as well.</p><p></p><p>We kind of calve year round - things are so variable here with two "rainy" seasons (not to mention 20 years of drought) that some years fall calves do great and others no way. We always have a few anyway as the bulls stay with the cows.</p><p></p><p>I would prefer to calve in April so peak growth of animals and grass is happening mid-monsoon to fall. Plus SOME years when we get winter moisture there will be some green coming late March, April as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hippie Rancher, post: 743612, member: 4203"] so many variables to consider what are your goals? how are the markets, weather, feed - and when? what are your facilities - are they out on their own or handled a lot and calving up close under supervision? Do hungry predators figure into planning? Other farm/ranch/family activities (planting/harvesting, kids activities, other livestock etc) Hard to beat what nature guides - when do the large herbivores in your area give birth? For cattle highest milk production and growth should happen when pastures/feed are peaking as well. We kind of calve year round - things are so variable here with two "rainy" seasons (not to mention 20 years of drought) that some years fall calves do great and others no way. We always have a few anyway as the bulls stay with the cows. I would prefer to calve in April so peak growth of animals and grass is happening mid-monsoon to fall. Plus SOME years when we get winter moisture there will be some green coming late March, April as well. [/QUOTE]
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