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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1472858" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>We keep weaned heifers away from their dams; for at least 2 years. When we wean, they stay with their own age group, are fed to grow and do not have to compete with bigger older cows. They are put at a pasture to be bred, again all their own age group. They calve, and are rebred in the same group. After their 2nd calf they are integrated back into the herd according to who we are breeding them to, and the different pasture conditions. We have 2 pastures that have some very steep terrain and we put younger cattle there and keep the older cows at the places with less severe hills. Maybe we are lucky to have more than enough places to do so. But I also think that they cannot be fed right and grown out the way they should if they are getting the tail end of feed etc behind older bossy cows. Have had some mixed groups and have never been satisfied with the way there are some boss cows that will just constantly keep the younger ones from getting what they should have. Sure it was different in the "old days" and in the wild. But we are containing these animals and controlling so much that they deserve a chance to be able to "get away " from boss cows and compete on an equal basis with animals of their same age and size group.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1472858, member: 25884"] We keep weaned heifers away from their dams; for at least 2 years. When we wean, they stay with their own age group, are fed to grow and do not have to compete with bigger older cows. They are put at a pasture to be bred, again all their own age group. They calve, and are rebred in the same group. After their 2nd calf they are integrated back into the herd according to who we are breeding them to, and the different pasture conditions. We have 2 pastures that have some very steep terrain and we put younger cattle there and keep the older cows at the places with less severe hills. Maybe we are lucky to have more than enough places to do so. But I also think that they cannot be fed right and grown out the way they should if they are getting the tail end of feed etc behind older bossy cows. Have had some mixed groups and have never been satisfied with the way there are some boss cows that will just constantly keep the younger ones from getting what they should have. Sure it was different in the "old days" and in the wild. But we are containing these animals and controlling so much that they deserve a chance to be able to "get away " from boss cows and compete on an equal basis with animals of their same age and size group. [/QUOTE]
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