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<blockquote data-quote="Cattle Rack Rancher" data-source="post: 50335" data-attributes="member: 245"><p>Texan:</p><p> An interesting argument. I, personally, roll the dice and hope I don't miss a calf but one of my best cows missed her 2nd calf and so did her daughter. I kept them both because the calves they do have are very robust and fast growing and I think it will make up for keeping her in the long run. My calves eat well in their first winter. I give them the cattle enough feed to last two or three days each time I feed them. Saves wear and tear on the equipment in the minus 40 weather. Also, if I have to feed that heifer anyway, the little extra it takes when she's bred vs not is probably worth it if I can get any calf off of her at all. Also if she turns out to not have the kind of calves I'm looking for, I find out a year earlier. Every cow on my place gets two chances. If they have a dud calf twice or come up open after a dud calf or come up open more than once in their lifetime. Or if they lose a calf for any reason combined with the above they are gone. Also, breeding them early gains me a year if they do have to be shipped. Cows are still pretty good eating at 3 years. By the time they are four, not quite as good. Just my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cattle Rack Rancher, post: 50335, member: 245"] Texan: An interesting argument. I, personally, roll the dice and hope I don't miss a calf but one of my best cows missed her 2nd calf and so did her daughter. I kept them both because the calves they do have are very robust and fast growing and I think it will make up for keeping her in the long run. My calves eat well in their first winter. I give them the cattle enough feed to last two or three days each time I feed them. Saves wear and tear on the equipment in the minus 40 weather. Also, if I have to feed that heifer anyway, the little extra it takes when she's bred vs not is probably worth it if I can get any calf off of her at all. Also if she turns out to not have the kind of calves I'm looking for, I find out a year earlier. Every cow on my place gets two chances. If they have a dud calf twice or come up open after a dud calf or come up open more than once in their lifetime. Or if they lose a calf for any reason combined with the above they are gone. Also, breeding them early gains me a year if they do have to be shipped. Cows are still pretty good eating at 3 years. By the time they are four, not quite as good. Just my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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