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<blockquote data-quote="sidney411" data-source="post: 283019" data-attributes="member: 430"><p>MSCAMP, you are saying you should not calve a heifer at 2 years = 24 mts? You should wait longer then that? I have had no problems calving at 24 mts, it's time for them to start paying their own room and board by that time. </p><p></p><p>So I left out a few details....geez. They are 11 mths old and the bull is 12 mts. They (heifers) have been in the weaning pasture (fenceline weaned) a month to make sure they know what a feed bunk and water trough is. The absolute earliest calf would come at 20 mts IF they bred the day I put them together. Do you still see a problem with that? </p><p></p><p>My grandfather-in-law has been running cattle for 50 years and this is how he raises heifers every year, 50 to 100 every year. He has never had a problem except malpresentations, which can happen in any heifer or cow. He told us how he runs his operation and we are trying to follow some of his direction that makes since to us. We've been calving heifers at 24-26 mts for the past years and wanted to try it earlier. If I am missing something then I would sure like to learn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sidney411, post: 283019, member: 430"] MSCAMP, you are saying you should not calve a heifer at 2 years = 24 mts? You should wait longer then that? I have had no problems calving at 24 mts, it's time for them to start paying their own room and board by that time. So I left out a few details....geez. They are 11 mths old and the bull is 12 mts. They (heifers) have been in the weaning pasture (fenceline weaned) a month to make sure they know what a feed bunk and water trough is. The absolute earliest calf would come at 20 mts IF they bred the day I put them together. Do you still see a problem with that? My grandfather-in-law has been running cattle for 50 years and this is how he raises heifers every year, 50 to 100 every year. He has never had a problem except malpresentations, which can happen in any heifer or cow. He told us how he runs his operation and we are trying to follow some of his direction that makes since to us. We've been calving heifers at 24-26 mts for the past years and wanted to try it earlier. If I am missing something then I would sure like to learn. [/QUOTE]
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