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<blockquote data-quote="VaCowman" data-source="post: 1593790" data-attributes="member: 33135"><p>We wean calves all at once, with older calves (AI sired) being ~9 mos old and youngest in the ~7 mos old range. Works for us and we cull hard on those mommas that can't get bred in a 60d calving season. We fall calve, so our cows are weaning calves around June 1 and start back up around September 1. She gets ~90d on good grass, mineral and an occasional fly spray when we get the chance. A good cow should be able to build back some condition pretty quick on good grass for 90d, if not, she isn't what we're looking for. </p><p>We fenceline wean when we can. when we can't, we load them up and haul them 10 miles away to a field with good fence. Fenceline weaning does require some dang good (optimally electric strand or two) fencing, but seems to work best when it works out to where we can. Bawling seems to last 2-3 days tops. Our "best time to wean" boils down to "when we have time" as opposed to the "signs", althought I think there is something to the "signs" thing...my grandmother did EVERYTHING by the signs and she raised the best garden around and was always in good health. (Took a hit of peach brandy each morning with her coffee and then put in a dip of Old Navy snuff) She always said she wanted to live to see 100. She died the week after her 100th birthday. GREAT WOMAN, and lived through things that we read about in history books. Was a great reference when I had to write a history paper in school. Oh what I'd give to get to pick her brain again!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VaCowman, post: 1593790, member: 33135"] We wean calves all at once, with older calves (AI sired) being ~9 mos old and youngest in the ~7 mos old range. Works for us and we cull hard on those mommas that can't get bred in a 60d calving season. We fall calve, so our cows are weaning calves around June 1 and start back up around September 1. She gets ~90d on good grass, mineral and an occasional fly spray when we get the chance. A good cow should be able to build back some condition pretty quick on good grass for 90d, if not, she isn't what we're looking for. We fenceline wean when we can. when we can't, we load them up and haul them 10 miles away to a field with good fence. Fenceline weaning does require some dang good (optimally electric strand or two) fencing, but seems to work best when it works out to where we can. Bawling seems to last 2-3 days tops. Our "best time to wean" boils down to "when we have time" as opposed to the "signs", althought I think there is something to the "signs" thing...my grandmother did EVERYTHING by the signs and she raised the best garden around and was always in good health. (Took a hit of peach brandy each morning with her coffee and then put in a dip of Old Navy snuff) She always said she wanted to live to see 100. She died the week after her 100th birthday. GREAT WOMAN, and lived through things that we read about in history books. Was a great reference when I had to write a history paper in school. Oh what I'd give to get to pick her brain again! [/QUOTE]
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