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Supplementing Bred Heifers
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<blockquote data-quote="ENNOT" data-source="post: 306573" data-attributes="member: 3562"><p>Hasbeen, I'll say this, if you agree, but it is alot easier to have those heifers a little fat before they calve than try to gain it after they calve or right before they calve.</p><p></p><p>The main thing I have seen is that if they are heavy before they calve, our BW will stay close to where they should be, but if on the later calving heifers, if you push them, they'll have a bigger calf.</p><p></p><p>Keep them in good condition, but don't pump the feed right before they are supposed to calve.</p><p></p><p>We AI the oldest heifers, and then catch the rest on natural breeding. We get them in pretty good condtion ( 6 BCS ) by November, but once it gets cold, we put them back out on pasture grass until 30 days before the AI bred heifers are to calve. Then we give good, good grass hay ( once a day ) and protein tubs, along with pasture. They do just fine.</p><p></p><p>This may not work for you, but don't try to compensate (feed too much if they aren't in good shape) if they are 30 days from calving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ENNOT, post: 306573, member: 3562"] Hasbeen, I'll say this, if you agree, but it is alot easier to have those heifers a little fat before they calve than try to gain it after they calve or right before they calve. The main thing I have seen is that if they are heavy before they calve, our BW will stay close to where they should be, but if on the later calving heifers, if you push them, they'll have a bigger calf. Keep them in good condition, but don't pump the feed right before they are supposed to calve. We AI the oldest heifers, and then catch the rest on natural breeding. We get them in pretty good condtion ( 6 BCS ) by November, but once it gets cold, we put them back out on pasture grass until 30 days before the AI bred heifers are to calve. Then we give good, good grass hay ( once a day ) and protein tubs, along with pasture. They do just fine. This may not work for you, but don't try to compensate (feed too much if they aren't in good shape) if they are 30 days from calving. [/QUOTE]
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