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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 627317" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>People that are calving now in the North have snowballs and rabbit tracks for the cows to graze on.</p><p>Once a cow has her calf, her body is repairing & producing milk. A lot of demand on a THIN cow if you expect her to rebreed to maintain a 12 month calving interval. Especially a 2 yr old, she is still growning and cutting teeth.</p><p>I feed top quality baleage, and I know a thin cow does not gain back her weight until well into lush pastures, which around here won't be until mid May.</p><p>I shouldn't make "blanket" statements I guess. Every area and environment has their own challenges. But, I sure prefer having my cattle in 5.5 - 7 BCS at the time of calving. No "catchup" to do. My cows generally are cycling between 30-35 days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 627317, member: 968"] People that are calving now in the North have snowballs and rabbit tracks for the cows to graze on. Once a cow has her calf, her body is repairing & producing milk. A lot of demand on a THIN cow if you expect her to rebreed to maintain a 12 month calving interval. Especially a 2 yr old, she is still growning and cutting teeth. I feed top quality baleage, and I know a thin cow does not gain back her weight until well into lush pastures, which around here won't be until mid May. I shouldn't make "blanket" statements I guess. Every area and environment has their own challenges. But, I sure prefer having my cattle in 5.5 - 7 BCS at the time of calving. No "catchup" to do. My cows generally are cycling between 30-35 days. [/QUOTE]
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