I'm not sure on this one Randy... Sure, when it's cold cows do eat more, lots more sometimes, but i think most of the feed goes into making heat to keep them warm... I've never noticed that cold weather leads to bigger calves... most of the calves growth is in the last few weeks of pregnancy, and having a big calf inside the cow tends to reduce the amount of food she can eat, i think quality of feed probably has more impact that amount... i know when the weather turns really bad i tend to give the cows a bit of a treat, maybe some second cut alfalfa on top of the regular feed...
The biggest thing i have found over the years to help calving is for the cows to have exercise. I've started calving in May , so the cows are on pasture (still getting baled feed) and we've had very few problems since the cows haven't been confined prior to calving...
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