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Post by ArtesianSpringsFarm on Oct 12, 2019 12:28:43 GMT -6
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Post by highgrit on Oct 12, 2019 15:54:38 GMT -6
She looks like she fit right in. Calf looks to have a red tinge to it.
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Post by chuckie on Oct 12, 2019 18:41:15 GMT -6
She's a good looking cow for sure. I also have registered black Angus that throw a red tinged calf when it is born, but by the time it is weaned off, they are totally black.
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Post by Jake on Oct 21, 2019 20:01:25 GMT -6
Not to be a dick, but what’s makes her a good cow if she can’t breed on a annual basis? I’m a hard liner on fertility and I know that as I get flack for it from the old men around our place but what makes a cow good if she can’t breed back in a timely manner?
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Post by farmerjan on Oct 23, 2019 17:08:41 GMT -6
Not to be a dick, but what’s makes her a good cow if she can’t breed on a annual basis? I’m a hard liner on fertility and I know that as I get flack for it from the old men around our place but what makes a cow good if she can’t breed back in a timely manner? I am thinking that this cow was breeding every year, BACKING UP 30+ days so she actually was calving about every 11 months or so? Maybe he just didn't have a picture for 2016?  |
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Post by Jake on Oct 23, 2019 17:16:03 GMT -6
Not to be a dick, but what’s makes her a good cow if she can’t breed on a annual basis? I’m a hard liner on fertility and I know that as I get flack for it from the old men around our place but what makes a cow good if she can’t breed back in a timely manner? I am thinking that this cow was breeding every year, BACKING UP 30+ days so she actually was calving about every 11 months or so? Maybe he just didn't have a picture for 2016? I took it as she was 30+ days later every year. Like I said a may have just been being a dick. 2 years of being that much later here equals burger. May just be semantics caught me |
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Post by farmerjan on Oct 23, 2019 17:25:21 GMT -6
Here, if a cow backs up in breeding, she is gaining time and moving back to an earlier calving than she had previously. We will typically try to back up the odd calving cows especially bought cows, if we can. But on occasion, we will hold one and wait to breed. But now, I am not so worried about these summer calving cows as their calves will be bigger when weaned, and will hopefully be worth more in the earlier spring sales. Right now we are at more than 60 % fall calvers which I am hoping will translate to a little better prices in the spring, plus a little more weight, so able to handle the winter weather and cold a little better. Spring calving next year will be pushed more to April and May, just the way it is working out. Got the bulls in a little later than we should have, but the cows are in good flesh, so maybe it was a good idea.
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Post by ArtesianSpringsFarm on Nov 9, 2019 22:50:01 GMT -6
I am thinking that this cow was breeding every year, BACKING UP 30+ days so she actually was calving about every 11 months or so? Maybe he just didn't have a picture for 2016? I took it as she was 30+ days later every year. Like I said a may have just been being a dick. 2 years of being that much later here equals burger. May just be semantics caught me Jan is correct. The cow's average calving interval for the last 5 years is 335 days. Maybe I worded it poorly but I'm with you. A cow cant last here with an interval above 380. |
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