Yes they should be able to get the job done. Have them semen tested.I have 2 bulls that I am raising. The are both out of Hoover Dam.
I normally turn my bull out by January 1st. The bulls will be 13 months at this date.
I have 20 cows. Would the be able to breed?
If I knew then what I know now! First bulls we bought were yearlings but both were tall, good size (no problem breeding my big girls). Turned them out together and one didn't even last 3 weeks before he ended up with a broken penis. Solder down! Since then, I will only have a younger & older bull "work" together.Yes they should be able to get the job done. Have them semen tested.
How big are the bulls? How tall are your cows? That can be a problem with young bulls.
I would run one with the cows and them the other. Or split the cows into two groups. Running them together will increase your chances of getting one of them hurt.
Sort of like Batman and Robin?If I knew then what I know now! First bulls we bought were yearlings but both were tall, good size (no problem breeding my big girls). Turned them out together and one didn't even last 3 weeks before he ended up with a broken penis. Solder down! Since then, I will only have a younger & older bull "work" together.
I have always been told 1 bull or 3, but not 2. Never believed it till I saw it but 2 bulls will spend all there time knocking each other off the cow. If you have 3, while the two tough guys fight and the timid one gets the girl.If I knew then what I know now! First bulls we bought were yearlings but both were tall, good size (no problem breeding my big girls). Turned them out together and one didn't even last 3 weeks before he ended up with a broken penis. Solder down! Since then, I will only have a younger & older bull "work" together.
How do you think I got my wife.......I have always been told 1 bull or 3, but not 2. Never believed it till I saw it but 2 bulls will spend all there time knocking each other off the cow. If you have 3, while the two tough guys fight and the timid one gets the girl.
That's kind of a loaded question. One young bull will be able to get them all bred eventually. If you want to keep them grouped up, I'd give each one of them 10 cows. Remember they've never done this before, it might take a try or to for them to figure it out.How many cows would just one of the young bulls be able to breed.
again they are only 5 months old right now and it will be January before I'll need his service.
That's why the difference in age works in my world. The older bull generally has more game, but if 2 or more cows are in heat, they all get bred. The younger bull rarely challenges the older bull - at least not for a couple years, and then it's usually time to either sell the older bull or "retire" him back to the heifers.I have always been told 1 bull or 3, but not 2. Never believed it till I saw it but 2 bulls will spend all there time knocking each other off the cow. If you have 3, while the two tough guys fight and the timid one gets the girl.
I know you do a good job checking on your cattle, so it's a non issue. But I have seen in less managed herds, where the bigger bull broke his penis. He still wouldn't let the younger bull breed and most of the cows came up open.That's why the difference in age works in my world. The older bull generally has more game, but if 2 or more cows are in heat, they all get bred. The younger bull rarely challenges the older bull - at least not for a couple years, and then it's usually time to either sell the older bull or "retire" him back to the heifers.
In theory, 2 bulls raised together should fight less.I have 2 [5m old] bulls that I am raising. They are both out of Hoover Dam.
The bulls will be 13 months at the start of breeding season.
Woody & Willy were raised together and clearly get along (eweeee, they're snuggling!). I have considered turning them out together because my calves would be more consistent, but a little concerned the love fest would be over. Pound for pound, it would be a fair fight.In theory, 2 bulls raised together should fight less.