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What are the downsides to fall calving?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1422623" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>Waterway, you found what works for you, and that's great...</p><p></p><p>For me, my main deterrent (that has been mentioned already) is the increased feed requirement of the cows through the winter.. hay is more expensive than grass when they need to eat to produce. My second big concern would be if *I* had them calf out mid august or around there they'd die of heat exposure around here when it's over 100F in the shade.. if I'd delay it much more than that breeding season would start to fall in a time when the grass has quit growing and I'd be feeding hay way earlier than I feel like.</p><p></p><p>As it stands, I'm trying to fine tune exactly when the right time to start calving is... previously we were starting around Mar 10th, meaning May 25th turnout for the bulls.. problem is that the spring grass has made a big push by then, and they aren't keeping up eating it, so it turns stale and doesn't regrow that great.. This year I turned out a week earlier, which pushes the limits on how early I want the first calf to drop since we have very little sun in Feb, and there's nothing like sun for them little guys!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1422623, member: 9096"] Waterway, you found what works for you, and that's great... For me, my main deterrent (that has been mentioned already) is the increased feed requirement of the cows through the winter.. hay is more expensive than grass when they need to eat to produce. My second big concern would be if *I* had them calf out mid august or around there they'd die of heat exposure around here when it's over 100F in the shade.. if I'd delay it much more than that breeding season would start to fall in a time when the grass has quit growing and I'd be feeding hay way earlier than I feel like. As it stands, I'm trying to fine tune exactly when the right time to start calving is... previously we were starting around Mar 10th, meaning May 25th turnout for the bulls.. problem is that the spring grass has made a big push by then, and they aren't keeping up eating it, so it turns stale and doesn't regrow that great.. This year I turned out a week earlier, which pushes the limits on how early I want the first calf to drop since we have very little sun in Feb, and there's nothing like sun for them little guys! [/QUOTE]
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