Turned out today.

[jltrent]

Here is the group of 20 heifers I had 3 years ago. These turned out good as I think I still have all of them but one. I try to cycle 20-25 every three years. I gave these 50 lbs. of cattle mix a day and all the grass and hay they could eat. Like the ones I have now I can just about pet every one of them.

 

[Dave]

Got a few pics today.
The baldy bull that is out of the dam of Kenny's 2 bulls.
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Little younger solid black bull from a 2 y/o
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Nice pair with December heifer calf
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December heifer out of dam of the franchise bull
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I want to know what that green stuff your cows are standing in is? We don't have anything like that here.

 

[kenny thomas]

Got a few pics today.
The baldy bull that is out of the dam of Kenny's 2 bulls.
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Little younger solid black bull from a 2 y/o
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Nice pair with December heifer calf
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December heifer out of dam of the franchise bull
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I think the 110 cow is milking pretty good.
Is the baldy bull as tall as the other 2 from that cow? He looks thick for sure.

 

[farmerjan]

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I think the 110 cow is milking pretty good.
Is the baldy bull as tall as the other 2 from that cow? He looks thick for sure.

see another road trip for @kenny thomas ... he's just looking for an excuse to go looking at @simme 's cows and taking a day off to go riding... As long as he doesn't get himself sick and in the hospital again.....

 

[kenny thomas]

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see another road trip for @kenny thomas ... he's just looking for an excuse to go looking at @simme 's cows and taking a day off to go riding... As long as he doesn't get himself sick and in the hospital again.....

Oh its already in the plans. Hogfarmer10 and clinchvalley86 go with me to keep me straight. Pick up has to be arranged around peach time though. June i think it is.

 

[ClinchValley86]

I think the 110 cow is milking pretty good.
Is the baldy bull as tall as the other 2 from that cow? He looks thick for sure.

if he isn't tall enough for you, he's short enough for me. Hes a nice one, no doubt. Black one too. Is the 110 cow the one you'd bought last year?

 

[simme]

I think the 110 cow is milking pretty good.
Is the baldy bull as tall as the other 2 from that cow? He looks thick for sure.

As you know, I bought 2 bred heifers a year ago. One was 110. In one of the many threads on buying or keeping replacements, I promised a report on my results with those two compared to retained heifers I have kept. That will be coming after weaning the two calves. You guys can help evaluate them when you visit.

He has some hair. I usually clean them up a little at weaning. We will see if there is anything left after clipping. I think he is about the same frame as the previous two. Will try to remember to measure him when he is weaned. His sire is a 6 something frame, I think. His sire's calves seem to be mostly high 5 to mid 6 frames at the place where I purchased the 2 bred heifers.

 

[joebuck]

Started grazing the stockpile fescue today. 1 day late but ok i guess. Took a picture while i was putting up poliwire and then forgot to get pictures with cows in it. Get more pictures tomorrow. Hopefully can graze until Match 1st.View attachment 38456

when you stockpile do you feed hay also to get through the winter? How long do you stockpile before you start feeding it?

 

[kenny thomas]

I start stockpiling in late August and apply 125lb per acre of 46-0-0 by Labor Day weekend. I start strip grazing on December 20th. I normally sample and send off a forage test in early December, miss it this year, and this year done 2 more before spring.
I dont feed hay until the stockpile is gone unless we get 4 or more inches of snow and as soon as the snow is gone i quit feeding. We very rarely get really cold weather.
The forage samples taken 3/3/25 showed up to 13.9% protein which I'm sure is better than my hay. The same areas tested as high as 15.9 in late January.

 

[anewcomer]

Joe buck, I'm in central Alabama, so roughly 30-45 days warmer than Kenny. I follow his procedure, allowing for the climate differential. We clip and nitrate in late September, hold cattle off for 60+ days and start grazing on December 1, if needed. We can still get growth in December. One acre of GOOD fescue (3000 lb DM/A) will carry a dry cow for 90 days, if you will strip graze and move the fence daily. Fall rainfall is critical, and fall is a dry time for us. I think Kenny's rainfall is more reliable than ours, so his stockpile is better. But, he gets colder quicker and has some occasional snow to deal with. My forage tests mimic Kenny's, with CP and TDN more than sufficient for even lactating cows, but they would need a bigger forage allowance. There is no better forage in America in December, January and February than stockpiled fescue.