Is it too late

[mamahen]

Ok, after posting pics on my other thread (about AI'ing). Does my girl look too little to breed?

It took us forver to find a beef heifer, young one. I was hoping that she was our future brood/milk cow. I realize that she is little, but hubby says if she's not able to get bred next year, she's burger. Which is what we planned, before we found a heifer.

Is a year too late to grow? Should she be pushed with feed?

I don't believe she's ever come into heat yet. Although lately, she has become more vocal, were as before, she hardly ever moo'ed. No riding yet...

A neighbor was going to sell us a pure Hereford bull, 12 months old. We planned on either shipping quickly, or castrating. When we went to see him, he was TINY, I mean teeny, tiny. Like up to my waist! She even had papers for him.. She bought him from the breeder & all his other cows looked normal.

This was last year, before we found our girl. She ended up taking him to the auction, he never did get any taller.

Sooooo- wait & see, or plan on supper????

[ksfarmer]

What is the age of your heiffer? She looks to be less than a yearling. I would not breed her before she is around 15-18 months old. She can still grow some in the 9 months after breeding if fed correctly. By calving time I would like to see her weighing 800+ lbs. Ideally, I breed my beef heiffers to calve at 2-2 1/2 years old.
edit to add: By the way, any herford bull that was only waist high as a yearling is a dwarf or other genetic defect. Hopefully he was hamburger quickly.