#183 – Developing Heifers

by | Jun 10, 2025 | Herd Quitter® Minute | 2 comments

It’s much easier to work with nature instead of against it. We’ve proven that in our experience developing heifers. We used to overcomplicate every part of the process — now we let nature do the work.

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  1. Kevin

    What % of cow size do you aim for in the replacement heifers ? We seem to be successful with 55-65%

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    • Robert Pulliam

      Our heifers usually weigh 700 pounds at breeding, 1100 weight so that’s about 63%

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