How much do they weigh?

If the photos appear in the same order on all monitors, I rather like that 2nd heifer down. It's only the skinny one that doesn't look so good, and I'd worm her a couple of times and spread the food out enough so she can get her share.

They look young to me. . .and mostly too thin - I am basing that on my Jersey heifer that is 20 months old and here she is a few days ago, open - not breeding until summer. Considering she is a dairy gal, when I see these, I think they look significantly younger or a bit stunted. . .maybe? It isn't just weight - they look size wise - small - height, build



I'd personally think they were 500 lbs ish - some a bit more, some a bit less -

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Mesa; your heifers have had a hard winter. They need plenty of hay and some high protein feed. You may have to wait now for green grass and some weight gain before they settle. Have you noticed them cycling?

And no, I don't think that bull weighs 2000 pounds, and if he does he may break down your heifers.

Just as a matter of interest, cattlemen around here want their heifers bred young; they want calves by the time the heifers are 24 months old, 22 or 23 preferably.

As for the pour-on wormers; Ivermectin is ivermectin, and all the formulations carry the same dosage/ml. Properly applied it all works, and too much is better than too little. The only damage you are going to do by overdosing, even two or three times, is the little bit to your pocketbook.