bird dog
Well-known member
You have to realize that some years are just going to be off years. My fall calving cows for which I am weaning their calves at this time are off about 50 lbs per calf. This works out to about a 1/4 lb per day. Why? Well no rain through the winter is the main culprit. I rely on some cool season grass's and planted oats. They just did not have the moisture to do anything this year. Now that we have had some rain they are catching up some but the first batch of weaner's were way off.
Now the good thing about a bad year is it really makes a few cows stand out. Those who held condition and weaned a calf close to their average are the one's to really pay attention to. As WBVS mentioned, scales are a necessity to really figure out whats going on.
Now the good thing about a bad year is it really makes a few cows stand out. Those who held condition and weaned a calf close to their average are the one's to really pay attention to. As WBVS mentioned, scales are a necessity to really figure out whats going on.