I've now started costings for the local college ( even though I don't like costings but they were short of Organic farms for the sample group) & the analyst was surprised I calves at 2 saying most calve at 3 but we worked out that because I calve all year round I can be more flexible e.g if a heifer isn't quite big enough at 2 I can give her a couple of extra months , where as anyone on a tight calving pattern would have to leave them until the following year.Does anyone still calve at 3 years? I did for years, worrying that my grass/ hay ( no silage ) system required it. I have switched to 2 years but have trouble getting them in calf for round two.
Do you need to calve at a set time of year?