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How early would you wean.

  • 31-05-2014 9:12am
    #1
    bogman_bass
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    I bought a couple of old cows with calves at foot with the intention of weaning them early and finishing the cows.

    One is a mid-march calver and the other early April.

    How early would you wean in that situation?


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  • #2
    simx
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    bogman_bass wrote: »
    I bought a couple of old cows with calves at foot with the intention of weaning them early and finishing the cows.

    One is a mid-march calver and the other early April.

    How early would you wean in that situation?

    Dependent on calf but three months at earliest with me


  • #3
    moy83
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    One thing I would watch out for if weaning early this time of the year would be summer mastitis in the cows . I wouldnt do it if they were milky kinda cows myself . I would be happier getting better condition on the calves with the free milk and start fattening the cows a few months later .


  • #4
    Miname
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    Meal away the cows with the calves on them and you would be surprised how well they both come on. I have weaned suckler bred calves and done as you were suggesting and ive always being disappointed in the weanlings at the end of the year.


  • #5
    whelan2
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    Miname wrote: »
    Meal away the cows with the calves on them and you would be surprised how well they both come on. I have weaned suckler bred calves and done as you were suggesting and ive always being disappointed in the weanlings at the end of the year.
    nothing better than mammys milk, i would leave calves on as long as possible


  • #6
    munkus
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    I always wean sucklers born march - April in early October.


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  • #7
    EamonKilkenny
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    Miname wrote: »
    Meal away the cows with the calves on them and you would be surprised how well they both come on. I have weaned suckler bred calves and done as you were suggesting and ive always being disappointed in the weanlings at the end of the year.

    That sounds like a good idea. And put the cow straight into the factory the day you wean?


  • #8
    bogman_bass
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    No was going to feed on a bit and finish off grass. Nothing put weight on faster than a dry cow.

    Was thinking of weaning in September and that would leave roughly 6 weeks to finish


  • #9
    whelan2
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    have a pb aa bull calf born 21/march he never drank the cow, is being fed 3 litres of milk a day in 1 feed in teat bucket , how long will we continue with milk


  • #10
    keep going
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    Miname wrote: »
    Meal away the cows with the calves on them and you would be surprised how well they both come on. I have weaned suckler bred calves and done as you were suggesting and ive always being disappointed in the weanlings at the end of the year.

    Doing a bit of suckling with a few culls and I am leaning to feeding on and sell them all the one day in october, cows to factory, calves to the mart, maybe start feeding in august


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