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yr rd bull ruining timing?
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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1395451" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>This past year was a tough one for alot of reasons. The dairy farmers were having a terrible time getting some stuff bred for no apparant reasons, then everything started to settle. I don't think letting the bull stay in full time is a problem; I think this past years' weather has had more to do with it. We don't let our bulls stay because we want calves at certain times. There is always one or two that will be stragglers. Had a cow that was a little late and then she had twins; another calved the same day and together they raised the 3 and did a decent job of it. They are both bred back, and if the vet is right, will both back up to about 11 months....have another that had a single earlier and she is one of the last to get bred and will be behind. One of the biggest things is the quality of the grass and we had so much rain early, and so much grass it just was like eating water...I think that the nutrition level was poor. I also am watching the minerals and have gone to one that has kelp in it for the micro-nutrients and I think it has helped alot.</p><p>We have a 90 day calving window for the most part. Most will calve within 60 days with a few late ones. But for the most part, they will avg. 12 months over time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1395451, member: 25884"] This past year was a tough one for alot of reasons. The dairy farmers were having a terrible time getting some stuff bred for no apparant reasons, then everything started to settle. I don't think letting the bull stay in full time is a problem; I think this past years' weather has had more to do with it. We don't let our bulls stay because we want calves at certain times. There is always one or two that will be stragglers. Had a cow that was a little late and then she had twins; another calved the same day and together they raised the 3 and did a decent job of it. They are both bred back, and if the vet is right, will both back up to about 11 months....have another that had a single earlier and she is one of the last to get bred and will be behind. One of the biggest things is the quality of the grass and we had so much rain early, and so much grass it just was like eating water...I think that the nutrition level was poor. I also am watching the minerals and have gone to one that has kelp in it for the micro-nutrients and I think it has helped alot. We have a 90 day calving window for the most part. Most will calve within 60 days with a few late ones. But for the most part, they will avg. 12 months over time. [/QUOTE]
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