longhornlover3498
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i was wondering why most ranchers calve from late fall to early spring? i don't see why its so important. you just wait til the calfs about a year to sell right?
longhornlover3498":2w3xnqz4 said:but wouldnt you rather have more calves to sell the following year then lose a few to the cold??? we calve in april-may to avoid that and breed back in july.
FINALLY SOMEBODY AGREES! we used to calve out 20 cows from december-february but when it was selling time we only had 12. 4 heifers and 8 bulls. we only got about 3,000 that year. :cry2:ANAZAZI":3qxnr8h5 said:longhornlover3498":3qxnr8h5 said:but wouldnt you rather have more calves to sell the following year then lose a few to the cold??? we calve in april-may to avoid that and breed back in july.
What you are doing works for me too, less problems when calving with nature. However there are many ways to raise cattle, and winter calving works well in certain markets.
well fortunately they do. our cows are very heat resistent and we have tons of trees and shades in the summer pasture. also we have creeks ever where.dun":1m3is03u said:The main problem with breeding in July is trying to get the cows to settle when the day temps are around 100 and the nights are still in the 80s
Different environments, but we don;t (usually) have to worry about severe sold in March/Aprillonghornlover3498":1uaq9kk2 said:well fortunately they do. our cows are very heat resistent and we have tons of trees and shades in the summer pasture. also we have creeks ever where.dun":1uaq9kk2 said:The main problem with breeding in July is trying to get the cows to settle when the day temps are around 100 and the nights are still in the 80s
sorry! didnt know that we are in montana loldun":2n13qggs said:Different environments, but we don;t (usually) have to worry about severe sold in March/Aprillonghornlover3498":2n13qggs said:well fortunately they do. our cows are very heat resistent and we have tons of trees and shades in the summer pasture. also we have creeks ever where.dun":2n13qggs said:The main problem with breeding in July is trying to get the cows to settle when the day temps are around 100 and the nights are still in the 80s
longhornlover3498":ffb8rkj3 said:Also, why do people vaccinate their cattle?
we have changed it. before the bull was breeding in like march and thats when we lost all the babies. now we don't lose any.plumber_greg":3dnkpo2x said:If you're losing 8 out of 20 calves whenever you calve, you need to change your managment style. I haven't lost 8 total in 5 years. gs