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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1431858" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>The idea of fenceline weaning is to have a good barrier between calf & mom. It is great for them to be able to see & lay down next to each other, but at no point should they be able to stick their head thru the barrier & suck mom. I fence line wean all the time.</p><p>I am a strong believer of time is money. By giving my weaned heifers 5#/hd/day of whole shell corn through our harsh winter with no protection and good baleage hay, I breed all my heifers to calve between 22 & 24 months of age - so they fit into my 60 day calving season. Also, research has shown that calving heifers at 30 months of age and older is actually causing more dystocia because their pelvic bones/cartilage calcifies by that age. As a heifer, they have more "give" and get stretched out easier. I use easy calving bulls, but not "super easy". My calves will range from in the 70#'s to 90#'s. It is extremely rare for us to assist in calving other than a mal-presentation (cows or heifers).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1431858, member: 968"] The idea of fenceline weaning is to have a good barrier between calf & mom. It is great for them to be able to see & lay down next to each other, but at no point should they be able to stick their head thru the barrier & suck mom. I fence line wean all the time. I am a strong believer of time is money. By giving my weaned heifers 5#/hd/day of whole shell corn through our harsh winter with no protection and good baleage hay, I breed all my heifers to calve between 22 & 24 months of age - so they fit into my 60 day calving season. Also, research has shown that calving heifers at 30 months of age and older is actually causing more dystocia because their pelvic bones/cartilage calcifies by that age. As a heifer, they have more "give" and get stretched out easier. I use easy calving bulls, but not "super easy". My calves will range from in the 70#'s to 90#'s. It is extremely rare for us to assist in calving other than a mal-presentation (cows or heifers). [/QUOTE]
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