it depends on the size of your cows... a rule of thumb i try to go by is that at 7 months, does that calf weight 1/2 of what its mother weighs? or at least close to it? if your cows are 1000# then you need to be getting at least 450-500# calves... if they are 800, you wont.
there are exceptions, but the no frills average in my opinion, is as i stated it above.
you can feed them to get more weight, but you need to be sure you are getting your money's worth out of the feed in weight gain.
just my 2 cents
gene
I see people talking about having
> animals at 400-500 or more pounds
> at 205 days. Are black and white
> face field graze only and do not
> acheieve those weights in a year.
> Is this bad?
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