Mine COME OUT haired!!!! LOLALACOWMAN":i6wmjadf said:Can't see Fall, for all the winter we've been having...y'all got a formula to make em hair up over night...
Jeanne - Simme Valley":9qxicbdt said:LOL - you guys/gals are a riot. I actually love the snow - in the winter. Gives the cows soft footing, bedding, and warmth. No bugs - creepy ones or unhealthy ones. Best time to calve - as long as you have shelter for them to calve in.
Silver - the heifers are thick, but not showing any fat. I keep an eye on them - no tail head fat, flank fat, and no udder fat. I agree - they are not thin - just right for growth & winter. IMHO
Yes, that's so true. Last year when our ration was better for calves, the only angusx heifer was already showing some fat on her tail at 12months age! Limousine heifers put abit more condition only after they have passed 18 months of age. It's quite a pain to have a good fat cover in younger limousine, charolais bulls too.Silver":2c682n97 said:Jeanne - Simme Valley":2c682n97 said:LOL - you guys/gals are a riot. I actually love the snow - in the winter. Gives the cows soft footing, bedding, and warmth. No bugs - creepy ones or unhealthy ones. Best time to calve - as long as you have shelter for them to calve in.
Silver - the heifers are thick, but not showing any fat. I keep an eye on them - no tail head fat, flank fat, and no udder fat. I agree - they are not thin - just right for growth & winter. IMHO
A nice thing about Simmental, or continental cattle in general I suppose, is that (in my opinion anyway) you can put a lot of condition on them before worrying about fat in the udders, at least as compared to the British breeds.