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Having too much calving ease?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1509025" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Nesi - no I am not able to micromanage after weaning. Some of my cows are bred to some of the same bulls used on heifers. Basically, I buy bulls for the heifers that I want to use on my cows also. I don't buy a bull that is "just a heifer" bull. There are plenty of options out there.</p><p>As mentioned, my heifers' heifers are top quality. The two heifers I referred to that will be in our show string, are just as big as ones out of cows. The only time my heifers' heifer is smaller, is getting near weaning time. Heifers start getting a little worn down, nursing her first calf, cutting teeth, and carrying her 2nd calf. I usually do not wean the whole group until 1st week in September, so some of the calves are pushing 8 months old (6-8 months, so average 7 months old).</p><p>If you raise your replacements to their genetic potential (which I think you do), there is no reason they can't have a decent size calf that grows with their cow contemporaries. </p><p>If a breeder is saving money by making their heifers "work for a living" and not subsidizing them more than what they can scrub up, then yeah, you probably better use a super easy calving bull and just hope you get a live calf at 2 years old or invest a longer growing time for them. Time is money. I would rather push them to work harder, faster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1509025, member: 968"] Nesi - no I am not able to micromanage after weaning. Some of my cows are bred to some of the same bulls used on heifers. Basically, I buy bulls for the heifers that I want to use on my cows also. I don't buy a bull that is "just a heifer" bull. There are plenty of options out there. As mentioned, my heifers' heifers are top quality. The two heifers I referred to that will be in our show string, are just as big as ones out of cows. The only time my heifers' heifer is smaller, is getting near weaning time. Heifers start getting a little worn down, nursing her first calf, cutting teeth, and carrying her 2nd calf. I usually do not wean the whole group until 1st week in September, so some of the calves are pushing 8 months old (6-8 months, so average 7 months old). If you raise your replacements to their genetic potential (which I think you do), there is no reason they can't have a decent size calf that grows with their cow contemporaries. If a breeder is saving money by making their heifers "work for a living" and not subsidizing them more than what they can scrub up, then yeah, you probably better use a super easy calving bull and just hope you get a live calf at 2 years old or invest a longer growing time for them. Time is money. I would rather push them to work harder, faster. [/QUOTE]
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