I never breed them to calve before two years old. I usually shoot for 27-30 months. I fall calve all of my heifers. I breed them in Dec. of their second year, 18 months old. A lot easier to keep an eye on them in September. Then I hold the bull back until the next summer. They then are in step with their spring calving sisters. So when they are 4 years they are dropping their second calf. I know that this is against all of the smart people but it has worked for me for over forty years now. I like it as they are mature so I have very little calving problems. I usually get fifteen to twenty years out of my own replacements. I think that my letting them mature is part of the reason my cows last so well. I have one old cow that is the boss in my herd. She will be twenty-five next month. She raises one of the biggest calves in the herd. I have three of her daughters that are in their late teens. She really makes handling the cows easy. She knows before I do that they need the pastures switched. LOL Open the gates and she will lead them to the next one.
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