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<blockquote data-quote="bird dog" data-source="post: 1650864" data-attributes="member: 5381"><p>If I understand your question correctly, yes it would be best if they would receive some supplementation but they usually don't until two to three months after calving begins. I will admit my cows could receive better care if money was not an object but they have to do well on what I provide or they will have to be replaced. A little Brahman influence in the cows seems to help and most of the herd is moderate sized. They are in very good shape when the calving period starts and yes they will lose some weight before spring. Sometimes a little, sometimes quite a bit. The amount of moisture we get, how cold the weather gets and the quality of my hay determines what shape they are in coming out of winter.</p><p>The cows that seem to do the best are Beefmasters, Brafords and Brangus Baldies. The black angus cows seem do to the worst and almost all of these have been shipped.</p><p></p><p>Yes I do have a spring (Feb/March) calving herd on a place with much better summer grass. They are the opposite. They calve in a less than ideal body condition but put on weight in a hurry through the spring and summer. A bull goes on them in Mid may. Their calves wean off about 50 lbs heavier than the fall calving group but bring about the same $ because usually the prices are lower in the fall. The calves from that group are now in the back grounding pasture and will go to market in a couple weeks. </p><p></p><p>I know its not ideal how I do things but getting the cows bred back is not really a problem for me. My calving period is not real tight but its mostly from merging a winter calving herd into the fall group when I sold a place a couple years ago.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bird dog, post: 1650864, member: 5381"] If I understand your question correctly, yes it would be best if they would receive some supplementation but they usually don't until two to three months after calving begins. I will admit my cows could receive better care if money was not an object but they have to do well on what I provide or they will have to be replaced. A little Brahman influence in the cows seems to help and most of the herd is moderate sized. They are in very good shape when the calving period starts and yes they will lose some weight before spring. Sometimes a little, sometimes quite a bit. The amount of moisture we get, how cold the weather gets and the quality of my hay determines what shape they are in coming out of winter. The cows that seem to do the best are Beefmasters, Brafords and Brangus Baldies. The black angus cows seem do to the worst and almost all of these have been shipped. Yes I do have a spring (Feb/March) calving herd on a place with much better summer grass. They are the opposite. They calve in a less than ideal body condition but put on weight in a hurry through the spring and summer. A bull goes on them in Mid may. Their calves wean off about 50 lbs heavier than the fall calving group but bring about the same $ because usually the prices are lower in the fall. The calves from that group are now in the back grounding pasture and will go to market in a couple weeks. I know its not ideal how I do things but getting the cows bred back is not really a problem for me. My calving period is not real tight but its mostly from merging a winter calving herd into the fall group when I sold a place a couple years ago. [/QUOTE]
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