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david922

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I have 5 cows that have just had calves,the bull is in the pasture with them.Will they be ok in the same pasture,if so when will they breed back? :|
 
It all depends how their calving went and their condition are they getting quality feed minerals. I've had cows come cycle just a week after they calved or as long as a couple months so it all depends
 
coxy":2jrunl0k said:
It all depends how their calving went and their condition are they getting quality feed minerals. I've had cows come cycle just a week after they calved or as long as a couple months so it all depends
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Yup. These year about half of the cows started cycling within 2 weeks of calving, all of them have cycled within a month (this year). Other years it's sometimes different.
 
Won't hurt nothing at all unless u want them to calve a certain time.

Like if they got bred today they would calve in theory January 17
 
Bulls are with mine year round. I calve year round. Some calve on 10 1/2 month intervals and occasionally even less.

Pull the bull and my neighbor's will be in the pasture. Maybe two or three neighbor's bulls.
 
Thanks for all the info,I`m new at this so I need all the help I can get.Thanks again
 
backhoeboogie":3otg4uyc said:
Bulls are with mine year round. I calve year round. Some calve on 10 1/2 month intervals and occasionally even less.

Pull the bull and my neighbor's will be in the pasture. Maybe two or three neighbor's bulls.
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If you had 5 cows and they all calved in one month.........would you seperate them from the bull? If so for how long?
I'm thinking it would be best to let the cows catch their breath before being bred back.
 
backhoeboogie":333kkbxc said:
Bulls are with mine year round. I calve year round. Some calve on 10 1/2 month intervals and occasionally even less.

Pull the bull and my neighbor's will be in the pasture. Maybe two or three neighbor's bulls.
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haad that problem once. no matter how many time ya called the guy he wouldnt do nuthin. he wasnt living there just leasing some ground. type of guy that if he knows your gonna move cattle he will put his in the pasture ya need to go through just to be in the way. fixed the problem though. 2 things. stick a foot up his a$$ when ya see him and remind him for every day ya spend working on his cattle being out its one more time you two can get aquainted again. and as far as the bull 12 gauge filled with rock salt. couple of those and the neighbor can understand why hes got the wildest bulls and sorest butt around.
 
I would separate the bull from the cows asap. If you don't your calving season will be all over the calendar next year - starting in January. and once your calving period gets messed up/extended, it is difficult to get it back tight again.

I suggest you decide what day it makes sense to start calving next spring (60 days ahead of having good spring grass is a good time to calve) then go to a gestation chart such as below and put the bull back in with the cows that day.

Here is a gestation chart. it says for Herefords but is within a few days for most cattle breeds.

http://www.hereford.org/node/316

A tight calving period is almost always more profitable and easier to manage through the year than an extended calving period. Good luck.

Jim
 

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