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<blockquote data-quote="exmoor dave" data-source="post: 5836076" data-attributes="member: 623"><p>I wouldn't say we "couldn't".... have had enough accidental 2yr old heifer calvings over the years <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /></p><p>But the heifers would need to be pushed on significantly, they wouldn't be able to go out on the moor with their first calf as both heifer and calf would need better feeding in shed/field's.</p><p>They'd miss one full winter as dry yearlings to get exposure to redwater (they'd still go out on the moor as pregnant 18mth olds, but the danger of abortion/death would be much higher), plus if they were to have to miss a complete winter to have to be feed better with their first calf, redwater immunity would wane. </p><p></p><p>We're also a summer burn out farm so getting the growth on the heifers to calf at 2yrs old is going to be extremely hard (expensive), as the fat cattle and lambs have to prioritised on the best grazing. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No problem calving at 3, realistically they are no bigger than what someone else might be calving at 2.5yrs old.</p><p>And they are fit, having spent a winter roaming the moor and cliffs, even once they are off the moor and on ring feeders, they still have a fair area to roam.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exmoor dave, post: 5836076, member: 623"] I wouldn't say we "couldn't".... have had enough accidental 2yr old heifer calvings over the years :oops: But the heifers would need to be pushed on significantly, they wouldn't be able to go out on the moor with their first calf as both heifer and calf would need better feeding in shed/field's. They'd miss one full winter as dry yearlings to get exposure to redwater (they'd still go out on the moor as pregnant 18mth olds, but the danger of abortion/death would be much higher), plus if they were to have to miss a complete winter to have to be feed better with their first calf, redwater immunity would wane. We're also a summer burn out farm so getting the growth on the heifers to calf at 2yrs old is going to be extremely hard (expensive), as the fat cattle and lambs have to prioritised on the best grazing. No problem calving at 3, realistically they are no bigger than what someone else might be calving at 2.5yrs old. And they are fit, having spent a winter roaming the moor and cliffs, even once they are off the moor and on ring feeders, they still have a fair area to roam. [/QUOTE]
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