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In A Fog

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Anonymous

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I'm always in a fog-- but today more so than ever... :lol:
Couldn't even see the corrals or barn early this morning- waited til about 9 to do chores thinking it would lift...


When I went out to feed couldn't see many of the cows- but as I rolled out a bale- and honked the horn- they came appearing out of the pea soup..
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Looking back at the yard- things appeared a little frosty...
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There has been some discussion on the boards about how folks winter their replacement heifers- and heres how I do mine...This came about by necessity a few years ago- when I still lotted and fed the heifers separate- but the snow got so deep I couldn't get into the lots for days- so just turned the heifers out with the cows...They did great- still reached the 750 or so breeding weight I wanted- took off good on grass- had a good breed up- seemed to socialize better with the older cows(not acting like nosey yearlings running fencelines and stuff).....So I just started wintering with the cows- like we used to years ago... I haven't done it long enough to make any judgements on longevity- but know I've had less feet problems- and less opens during 2nd and 3rd calving..

A couple of the coming yearling heifers with some older cows...The one standing broadside in the center of the picture is WCR Mary 845U coming 2 year old Bannon of Wye daughter I bought last year..Hopefully she is bred to OCC Magnitude...
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Lazy Bar B Leinie- a Bannon 730T daughter.. No ears- and not much tail- but it doesn't seem to be affecting her ability to grow out....
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A couple of coming yearling Prime Time D806 daughters..
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A D806 steer calf- that also lost his ear and part of his tail last winter- but also apparently froze a tendon- as he has a little gimp...Decided to keep him and run on grass next summer and put in the freezer rather than have the buyers steal him...
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Bannon of Wye daughter on the left- Bannon granddaughter on the right...
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Whitewing

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These are the kinds of pics I need to print out for the guys back in Venezuela to see. You guys do it in a whole nuther world. :wink:
 
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Anonymous

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Denny said:
Do you have any problem with them wanting to nurse the cow come spring or even now?

Nope--I lot them at weaning for about three weeks (usually about the first of Nov)....Have all the good hay they can get-plus a stress tub (found its cut sick ones almost to nil)- and walk thru them twice daily bucketing them a few pellets just to get them calmed down good (most will follow you all over after you turn them out)-- then turn them out on the hay meadows...Bring the cows in later (usually sometime in Dec--- Nov. 18th this year because of the shortage of grass) when I have to take them off pasture....
Most want to follow me around looking for those few pellets more than anything- which is the way I like them...
 

WyomingRancher

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OT, your cattle look great :D . Hope the sun peeks out for you soon. This is the second year I've wintered the heifers with their mothers. Last year I did it out of necessity. I liked it so well, I decided to try it again. One thing about it, they sure develop nice manners this way :wink: :D .
 
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Only thing bad about this fog is that I was reminded today at the salebarn of the oldtimers - "moisture 90 days after the fog"- which probably means a wet snow storm about the middle of March when the cows are supposed to start calving... :shock:
 

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