Breeding season preparations is a very important task for a cow/calf producer’s bottom line. The steps that they take now will determine if they will have a good calf crop or not. Having good quality calves to sell is the defining factor between a successful and a not successful rancher.
Creating a successful breeding season starts with making the right management decisions before and during calving season. The steps that you take now will determine if you will be going into the season on the right footing or you having to play catch up (which will be more expensive in the end).
In order for a cow to produce a calf every year she will need to be rebred 80 days after she has calved. Now this may not seem like that short of a time but you will have to remember that she will not be going into estrus for at least 30 days after that calf is born so your window is a little shorter.
So what can you do to prepare for an outstanding breeding season? Well here are 3 things that you can look at to improve your chances of having a large calf crop.
Trying to control flies that are on your cattle can be a very frustrating endeavor to say the least. It can often feel like an uphill climb with no rest in sight. No matter what you seem to do they just keep coming back year after year.
Creep feeding can be an excellent tool for improving the overall weaning weights of your calves. It can be a good management and economic option for improving your bottom line.
Using a mineral supplement is one of the most important yet overlooked parts of cattle management. Sure, we all are concerned with the amount of protein or energy they are getting but what about meeting their mineral needs?
Using a hay bale to supplement your cattle is a tried and true method that many producers use. It is reasonably priced compared to other feedstuffs. Though just like other feedstuffs the quality can vary depending on many different factors.
Perhaps it has been a dream of yours to start ranching. You want to be able to wake up in the morning and see cows grazing in a pasture. You could also want to raise a family in more wide open spaces.
There is one constant in the livestock industry, if you have animals then you will have to build fencing. Fencing is a barrier to both keep your animals where you want them and to keep predators out.
Breeding season is a very important time on the ranch. In order to have a good calf crop you will need to make sure that all of your cows will be bred.
Spring weather has finally arrived to many parts of the country. The snow (if you got any) has started to melt away and things are starting to grow again.
Protein tubs have been gaining in popularity here lately with both small and large producers. Smaller producers like the fact it is self-feeding so they do not have to constantly be there. Larger producers like the fact that it requires less labor than say feeding range cubes/
