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Re: OT a little/shelter - cattle advice
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Posted by R. John Johnson on April 17, 2006 at 15:53:16 from (205.200.43.87):
In Reply to: OT a little/shelter - cattle advice posted by Dave from MN on April 17, 2006 at 05:34:57:
Cattle are not hot house plants. They need some shelter from the elements, but nothing extravagent. Your biggest problems are in winter. If the cattle are properly bedded, fed and out of direct wind they can handle a lot of cold. When are you calving? if it is on green grass no shelter for the cows is needed. If calving in spring, a small shelter that only the calves can get into is all that is needed. Most shelters like that in this area are on skids so they can be moved to a fresh site to prevent the outbreak of disease. If you calve like we do when the temps are below freezing you will need a barn big enough to hold a couple of animals until the calves are old enough to go outside. If you calve in weather this cold you must watch your cows closely to prevent calves from freezing when they are born. After calving the heifers will need proper feed to build up body fat to re-breed. If there is too much competition from older cows for feed, heifers will not breed right away or at all. If nesseccary separate the heifers from the cows after calving. Consult with your vet for good advise on a vaccination program for your animals. Hope this helps John
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