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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 94161" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>If you only see them once a week, you are doing all you can for feeding. I definately would continue feeding them when you go to see them. First, so you can "inspect" them as you say, second the 4-5 month olds NEED the grain if you plan on them growing & developing well to breed.</p><p>Personnally, I would have the young heifers on grain daily. They are very young, still should be getting mom's milk. Since they aren't, they need high protein suppliment to grow.</p><p>IF your yearlings are already grown out properly for breeding, than the grass should be adequate. If they are small yearlings, they also need suppliment if you plan on getting them bred any time soon.</p><p>We grain our replacement heifers after weaning til they are bred, THAN they go out on grass from that time on. We wean around 6-8 months old and they calve at 22-24 months old.</p><p>You say you mow the grass. That is great. Keep it up. Otherwise it gets too mature & really doesn't have the protein these heifers need.</p><p></p><p>I know many people will say they raise their cattle on grass, but calves that young may get stunted (especially on Texas summer grass). Depends, also, on when you want to breed them. Maybe you want to wait till they are 2 years old to breed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 94161, member: 968"] If you only see them once a week, you are doing all you can for feeding. I definately would continue feeding them when you go to see them. First, so you can "inspect" them as you say, second the 4-5 month olds NEED the grain if you plan on them growing & developing well to breed. Personnally, I would have the young heifers on grain daily. They are very young, still should be getting mom's milk. Since they aren't, they need high protein suppliment to grow. IF your yearlings are already grown out properly for breeding, than the grass should be adequate. If they are small yearlings, they also need suppliment if you plan on getting them bred any time soon. We grain our replacement heifers after weaning til they are bred, THAN they go out on grass from that time on. We wean around 6-8 months old and they calve at 22-24 months old. You say you mow the grass. That is great. Keep it up. Otherwise it gets too mature & really doesn't have the protein these heifers need. I know many people will say they raise their cattle on grass, but calves that young may get stunted (especially on Texas summer grass). Depends, also, on when you want to breed them. Maybe you want to wait till they are 2 years old to breed. [/QUOTE]
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