Tommy Ruyle
Well-known member
Does anyone have summer calves here in the mid-west?
I've been thinking (that's usually a bad sign). If you look at the feed needs of a cow through the calf cycle, the highest need is in the last trimester. Why don't more guys calve in July so the best pasture (April-June) is when the cow needs it?
I started this a couple years ago and kind'a like it. The calves are big enough to start foraging on their own by the time I turn them out on to the corn stalks (Oct-Nov) and the cow needs the least amount of energy after I wean the calves which is in Jan. I don't see the negative (yet).
What's everyone else think?????
I've been thinking (that's usually a bad sign). If you look at the feed needs of a cow through the calf cycle, the highest need is in the last trimester. Why don't more guys calve in July so the best pasture (April-June) is when the cow needs it?
I started this a couple years ago and kind'a like it. The calves are big enough to start foraging on their own by the time I turn them out on to the corn stalks (Oct-Nov) and the cow needs the least amount of energy after I wean the calves which is in Jan. I don't see the negative (yet).
What's everyone else think?????