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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1185780" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I would consider AI for some of my best cows that I'd consider keeping a bull calf from, or that consistently make nice heifers... </p><p></p><p>As for the calving window, if you don't have enough pens, having 20 cows calve out in a couple days of each other can be a nightmare as well with a whole lot of confused cows and calves.. Even if I bred all my cows on the same day, I bet I'd still have a 2 week calving season, assuming they all bred the first time.. they calve anywhere from 282-295 days around here, so basically I'd have a week off before round 2.. I might as well just throw the bull in and take them as they come. Some cows always calve early, and I've considered exposing them a week later to tighten up the beginning of the season.</p><p></p><p>One bonus I'd see with having them calve within a couple days is if one loses a calf and you have a twin, it's probably going to be easier to graft if it happens right away</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1185780, member: 9096"] I would consider AI for some of my best cows that I'd consider keeping a bull calf from, or that consistently make nice heifers... As for the calving window, if you don't have enough pens, having 20 cows calve out in a couple days of each other can be a nightmare as well with a whole lot of confused cows and calves.. Even if I bred all my cows on the same day, I bet I'd still have a 2 week calving season, assuming they all bred the first time.. they calve anywhere from 282-295 days around here, so basically I'd have a week off before round 2.. I might as well just throw the bull in and take them as they come. Some cows always calve early, and I've considered exposing them a week later to tighten up the beginning of the season. One bonus I'd see with having them calve within a couple days is if one loses a calf and you have a twin, it's probably going to be easier to graft if it happens right away [/QUOTE]
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