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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1798930" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>I don't really think BW for calving out cows is that much of an issue either. </p><p>I used to have a breeding period that caught 90% within 45 days. That was with Charolais cows from 1450-1800#. </p><p>Now I have a completely different herd with no ties at all back to those. Mainly purchased remnants from the bred heifer projects that I did not sell, and descendants of purchased registered Angus cows. </p><p>After selling of the majority of the registered Angus cows which weighed 1500-1800, most of our cows now will go 1200-1300, a few smaller and a few bigger. The fertility is not there in these cows outside of a few older cows that are like clockwork, and an occasional young one. </p><p>We have culled heavy, and sometimes I'd like to just start out all over again, </p><p>We've just been retaining several of our homegrown heifers for 2-3 years and it's been a heavier cull on them than should be. </p><p>I went another direction with the calves coming on as yearlings now, and this years,hoping for some better results.</p><p>Trying to establish a new generation of reliable fertile moderate sized cows and then use more of a growth bull on those.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1798930, member: 24816"] I don’t really think BW for calving out cows is that much of an issue either. I used to have a breeding period that caught 90% within 45 days. That was with Charolais cows from 1450-1800#. Now I have a completely different herd with no ties at all back to those. Mainly purchased remnants from the bred heifer projects that I did not sell, and descendants of purchased registered Angus cows. After selling of the majority of the registered Angus cows which weighed 1500-1800, most of our cows now will go 1200-1300, a few smaller and a few bigger. The fertility is not there in these cows outside of a few older cows that are like clockwork, and an occasional young one. We have culled heavy, and sometimes I’d like to just start out all over again, We’ve just been retaining several of our homegrown heifers for 2-3 years and it’s been a heavier cull on them than should be. I went another direction with the calves coming on as yearlings now, and this years,hoping for some better results. Trying to establish a new generation of reliable fertile moderate sized cows and then use more of a growth bull on those. [/QUOTE]
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