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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 532865" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>Well, I know it will stretch it out a bit. We are just doing it 1 cycle ahead of when we plan to turn the bulls out. The other thing is, that 2 of the 3 bulls, will be going on to bigger and better things after the heifers, we don't have enough bull power to leave 3 with the heifers for 21 days. </p><p></p><p>Here is the plan. Tomorrow, we will vaccinate and Estrumate the heifers. They will then go out on pasture. I expect the majority to cycle on Saturday though Monday (May 3-5). That should put them cycling again May 24 - 26. I know a few will be earlier, and a few will be later. About 1/3 would have not responded to the Estrumate anyways. So we will put the bulls out May 18 or so, and on the 26/27 we will remove 2 of the bulls. Those 2 will get to go on to the main herd for the breeding season which will start right about then. The other bull will stay with the heifers for 1 more cycle, and then I think we will pull him. </p><p></p><p>The biggest problem with simlply Estrumating them to cycle May 24-26, is that 1/3 that wouldn't have responded to the Estrumate. If we turned the bulls out earlier, I would have had to heat check, so we wouldn't Estrumate the ones that had already been in heat, and if we waited to turn the bulls out, those heifers wouldn't cycle for a couple more weeks. Less labour intensive is what I am looking at. Hopefully it works.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 532865, member: 2308"] Well, I know it will stretch it out a bit. We are just doing it 1 cycle ahead of when we plan to turn the bulls out. The other thing is, that 2 of the 3 bulls, will be going on to bigger and better things after the heifers, we don't have enough bull power to leave 3 with the heifers for 21 days. Here is the plan. Tomorrow, we will vaccinate and Estrumate the heifers. They will then go out on pasture. I expect the majority to cycle on Saturday though Monday (May 3-5). That should put them cycling again May 24 - 26. I know a few will be earlier, and a few will be later. About 1/3 would have not responded to the Estrumate anyways. So we will put the bulls out May 18 or so, and on the 26/27 we will remove 2 of the bulls. Those 2 will get to go on to the main herd for the breeding season which will start right about then. The other bull will stay with the heifers for 1 more cycle, and then I think we will pull him. The biggest problem with simlply Estrumating them to cycle May 24-26, is that 1/3 that wouldn't have responded to the Estrumate. If we turned the bulls out earlier, I would have had to heat check, so we wouldn't Estrumate the ones that had already been in heat, and if we waited to turn the bulls out, those heifers wouldn't cycle for a couple more weeks. Less labour intensive is what I am looking at. Hopefully it works..... [/QUOTE]
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