randiliana
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Well, that is the question. For background info, we are commercial and run a British based herd, with Angus, Hereford and Shorthorn in the mix, our cows average about 1200#. Now to the gist of the matter, 2 of our best heifers don't quite fit that image.
Heifer #1
She is out of one of our consistently best cows. Mama always has one of the top 10 calves in the herd. Mama is Shorthorn x and daddy was a registered Hereford. But baby looks a lot like a Simm x. BW 100, born on Mar 25 and I expect her to weigh in over 600 when we weigh at the end of Sept. She was born unassisted, and we haven't done anything else to her other than vaccinate at branding.
Now for heifer #2.
She is out of a cow that we purchased last fall. Mama is a Shorthorn x cow, and daddy was Maine, which is where the problem is. Bw 113, and again I expect the WW to be over 600 at the end of Sept. She was born on Mar 31, unassisted, and again other than vaccinations at branding she hasn't been touched. Mama is doing quite a job on this one and is maintaining her body weight quite well, in fact she is fat!
Now, for the BW's, I am really not too concerned with them, other than the one (113) could indicate that she could become a pretty darn big cow. Our average BW this spring was 90 on the heifers, 97 on the steers with a total average of 92.
As to the pictures, they were both taken a couple of months ago, and I haven't had a chance to update them.
Heifer #1
She is out of one of our consistently best cows. Mama always has one of the top 10 calves in the herd. Mama is Shorthorn x and daddy was a registered Hereford. But baby looks a lot like a Simm x. BW 100, born on Mar 25 and I expect her to weigh in over 600 when we weigh at the end of Sept. She was born unassisted, and we haven't done anything else to her other than vaccinate at branding.
Now for heifer #2.
She is out of a cow that we purchased last fall. Mama is a Shorthorn x cow, and daddy was Maine, which is where the problem is. Bw 113, and again I expect the WW to be over 600 at the end of Sept. She was born on Mar 31, unassisted, and again other than vaccinations at branding she hasn't been touched. Mama is doing quite a job on this one and is maintaining her body weight quite well, in fact she is fat!
Now, for the BW's, I am really not too concerned with them, other than the one (113) could indicate that she could become a pretty darn big cow. Our average BW this spring was 90 on the heifers, 97 on the steers with a total average of 92.
As to the pictures, they were both taken a couple of months ago, and I haven't had a chance to update them.