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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 14114"><p>Year before last, I decided to take an AI class, being fifty years old, a little old, fat lady, and only having a few head of cattle. The only thing I knew about the back end of a cow was that you cleaned up after it, and it could hurt you! (I knew slightly more about cows themselves). Anyway, I went to an AI school out here in the Pacific Northwest. I was impressed with all I could learn in three and a half days, but still opted for a tech to come AI my heifers. I decided to synchronize them. The tech cost six dollars per cow, and since I had never handled the heifers in such a manner, he even showed me some cow handling things that made the process more manageable. I only had three heifers to offer... two were got the first time. The calves were born one day apart. How cool is that???? The third heifer, I did my own AI on, and was successful.... MY FIRST TIME OUT! YAH!!!... I will never have more than twenty-five head of cows... hardly enough to justify keeping a bull happy, and contained. I will never, ever, EVER again synchronize... cattle don't need the extra hormones, and you can get a pretty strong heat if you just bump the protein up for a couple of days before you expect the cow to come into heat. Speaking as an old, fat, little lady, I highly recommend AI... for ease, expense control, and the satisfaction of knowing.... I DID THIS! One thing to keep in mind is... get to know your herd. The message that said to spend half an hour morning and evening watching the cattle, walking among them... is VERY good advice. I figure that if I ever get up to the twenty-five head mark, I will still be able to get all of my breeding done in one month.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:Sailor_One@hotmail.com">Sailor_One@hotmail.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 14114"] Year before last, I decided to take an AI class, being fifty years old, a little old, fat lady, and only having a few head of cattle. The only thing I knew about the back end of a cow was that you cleaned up after it, and it could hurt you! (I knew slightly more about cows themselves). Anyway, I went to an AI school out here in the Pacific Northwest. I was impressed with all I could learn in three and a half days, but still opted for a tech to come AI my heifers. I decided to synchronize them. The tech cost six dollars per cow, and since I had never handled the heifers in such a manner, he even showed me some cow handling things that made the process more manageable. I only had three heifers to offer... two were got the first time. The calves were born one day apart. How cool is that???? The third heifer, I did my own AI on, and was successful.... MY FIRST TIME OUT! YAH!!!... I will never have more than twenty-five head of cows... hardly enough to justify keeping a bull happy, and contained. I will never, ever, EVER again synchronize... cattle don't need the extra hormones, and you can get a pretty strong heat if you just bump the protein up for a couple of days before you expect the cow to come into heat. Speaking as an old, fat, little lady, I highly recommend AI... for ease, expense control, and the satisfaction of knowing.... I DID THIS! One thing to keep in mind is... get to know your herd. The message that said to spend half an hour morning and evening watching the cattle, walking among them... is VERY good advice. I figure that if I ever get up to the twenty-five head mark, I will still be able to get all of my breeding done in one month. [email=Sailor_One@hotmail.com]Sailor_One@hotmail.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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